A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers

C Raina MacIntyre; Holly Seale; Tham Chi Dung; Nguyen Tran Hien; Phan Thi Nga; Abrar Ahmad Chughtai; Bayzidur Rahman; Dominic E Dwyer; Quanyi Wang

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577

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A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers

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C Raina MacIntyre Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Holly Seale Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tham Chi Dung National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nguyen Tran Hien National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Phan Thi Nga National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Abrar Ahmad Chughtai Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bayzidur Rahman Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dominic E Dwyer Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Quanyi Wang Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor C Raina MacIntyre; r.macintyre{at}unsw.edu.au

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MacIntyre CR, Seale H, Dung TC, et al

A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers

BMJ Open 2015;5:e006577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577

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Received September 9, 2014
Revised March 25, 2015
Accepted March 26, 2015
First published April 22, 2015.

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April 22, 2015

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