Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuan Zhang | E. Akl | H. Schünemann | M. Loeb | G. Chen | Y. Zhang | S. Yaacoub | A. Izcovich | I. Neumann | T. Piggott | D. Chu | S. Duda | K. Solo | Derek K Elie A Amena Antonio Tamara Mark Anisa Anna Arie Chu Akl El-harakeh Bognanni Lotfi Loeb Haji | Amena El-Harakeh | A. Bognanni | T. Lotfi | A. Hajizadeh | Anna Bak | C. Cuello-Garcia | Chen Chen | David J Harris | E. Borowiack | Fatimah Chamseddine | Finn Schünemann | G. P. Morgano | G. E. Muti Schünemann | Guang Chen | Hong Zhao | Jeffrey Chan | Joanne Khabsa | Layal Hneiny | L. Harrison | Maureen Smith | N. Rizk | P. Giorgi Rossi | Pierre Abihanna | Rayane El-khoury | Rosa Stalteri | Tejan Baldeh | Zahra Saad | A. Khamis | Marge Reinap | Maureen Smith | H. Schünemann | L. Hneiny | Thomas Piggott | Derek Chu | Leila Harrison | Guang Chen | Hong Zhao | Anna Bąk | Yuan Zhang | H. Schünemann | J. Chan | Derek K Chu | Stephanie Duda | Karla Solo | Holger J Schünemann | Stephanie N Duda | Sally Yaacoub | Nesrine A. Rizk | Elie A Akl | Sally Yaacoub | Derek K Chu | Derek K Chu | Stephanie Duda | Derek K. Chu | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Derek K Chu | Holger J. Schünemann | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Derek K Chu | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Derek K Chu | Stephanie Duda | Derek K Chu | Stephanie Duda | Holger J. Schünemann | Derek K Chu | Stephanie Duda | Holger J. Schünemann | Stephanie Duda | Holger J. Schünemann | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda | Marge Reinap | Stephanie Duda | Stephanie Duda

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