Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial - Jacobs, Joshua L.; Ohde, Sachiko; Takahashi, Osamu; Tokuda, Yasuharu; Omata, Fumio; Fukui, Tsuguya (American journal of infection control, 2009)
Keywords: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trials; Common Cold - epidemiology; Common Cold - prevention & control; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Cross Infection - transmission; Disposable Equipment; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; Female; General aspects; Health Personnel; Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infection Control; Infection Control - instrumentation; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Masks; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory Protective Devices; Risk factors; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases; Asia; Japan; Infection; Prevention; Nose disease; Surgical mask; Viral disease; Check; Health care staff; ENT disease; Common cold; Face; Epidemiology; Incidence