Chest
Volume 130, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 822-826
Original Research: Respiratory CareAirflows Around Oxygen Masks: A Potential Source of Infection
Keywords
aerosol
airborne
airflow
hospital-acquired
infection
infection control
nosocomial
oxygen mask
transmission
visualization
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This project was supported by the Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases from the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
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