Bibliografia dallo studio: Una maschera copri bocca-naso è priva di effetti collaterali indesiderati e di possibili pericoli nell'uso quotidiano?

Kai Kisielinski, Paul Giboni, Andreas Prescher, Bernd Klosterhalfen, David Graessel, Stefan Funken, Oliver Kempski e Oliver Hirsch

Studio originale: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021,18 (8), 4344; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084344

Studio in italiano: https://www.medicusante.com/_files/ugd/d48835_3b6bdd5309e146ef9edb1e90e466b52d.pdf

Bibliographie aus der Studie: Ist eine Mund-Nase bedeckende  Maske in der Alltagsanwendung frei von unerwünschten Nebenwirkungen und möglichen Gefahren?

Kai Kisielinski, Paul Giboni, Andreas Prescher, Bernd Klosterhalfen, David Graessel, Stefan Funken, Oliver Kempski e Oliver Hirsch

Die Originalstudie:  J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021,18 (8), 4344; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084344

Studium in Deutsch: https://www.medicusante.com/_files/ugd/d48835_3d7713a46f33475bbacdc8b52c8c3cbd.pdf

Bibliographie de l'étude : Un masque bucco-nasal est-il exempt d'effets secondaires indésirables et de dangers éventuels lors de son utilisation quotidienne ?

Kai Kisielinski, Paul Giboni, Andreas Prescher, Bernd Klosterhalfen, David Graessel, Stefan Funken, Oliver Kempski e Oliver Hirsch

L’étude originale: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021,18 (8), 4344; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084344

L’étude en français: https://www.medicusante.com/_files/ugd/d48835_23343f9a1d7442108f0db3a5faafb0a8.pdf

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