# Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/medical-masks-versus-n95-respirators-for-preventing-covid-19-among-health-care/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Mark Loeb,Amy Bartholomew,Madiha Hashmi,Wadea Tarhuni,Mohamed Hassany,Ilan Youngster,Ranjani Somayaji,Oscar Larios,Joseph Kim,Bayan Missaghi,Joseph Vayalumkal,Dominik Mertz,Zain Chagla,Maureen Cividino,Karim Ali,Sarah Mansour,Lana A. Castellucci,Charles Frenette,Leighanne Parkes,Mark Downing,Matthew Muller,Verne Glavin,Jennifer Newton,Ravi Hookoom,Jerome A. Leis,James Kinross,Stephanie Smith,Sayem Borhan,Pardeep Singh,Eleanor Pullenayegum,John Conly |
| Citations | 84 |
| DOI | 10.7326/m22-1966 |
| Fields | Dentistry,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/9707441 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4310644990 |
| PMID | 36442064 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2022 |

## Paper authors

- [Zain Chagla](https://scholariq.org/researchers/zain-chagla/)

## Paper journal

- [Annals of Internal Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/annals-of-internal-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Infection Control and Ventilation](https://scholariq.org/topics/infection-control-and-ventilation/)

## Paper topics

- [Infection Control and Ventilation](https://scholariq.org/topics/infection-control-and-ventilation/)
- [Dermatological and COVID-19 studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/dermatological-and-covid-19-studies/)
- [Dental Research and COVID-19](https://scholariq.org/topics/dental-research-and-covid-19/)

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