Exhaled Air Dispersion during Coughing with and without Wearing a Surgical or N95 Mask

David S. Hui; Benny K. Chow; Leo Chu; Susanna S. Ng; Nelson Lee; Tony Gin; Matthew T. V. Chan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050845

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Exhaled Air Dispersion during Coughing with and without Wearing a Surgical or N95 Mask

David S. Hui ,

* E-mail: dschui@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China, Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Benny K. Chow,

Affiliations Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China, Center for Housing Innovations, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Leo Chu,

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Susanna S. Ng,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Nelson Lee,

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China, Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Tony Gin,

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Matthew T. V. Chan

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China
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Exhaled Air Dispersion during Coughing with and without Wearing a Surgical or N95 Mask

David S. Hui,
Benny K. Chow,
Leo Chu,
Susanna S. Ng,
Nelson Lee,
Tony Gin,
Matthew T. V. Chan

Published: December 5, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050845

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