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Longitudinal and Cohort Studies in Public Health (440) JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2565) Infectious Diseases (non-STD/STI) (1760) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1849) Hygiene and Infection Prevention (386) Theme Issue: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Rapid Reports (1546)

Published on in Vol 10 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/49307, first published .
Effects of Face Mask Mandates on COVID-19 Transmission in 51 Countries: Retrospective Event Study

Effects of Face Mask Mandates on COVID-19 Transmission in 51 Countries: Retrospective Event Study

Effects of Face Mask Mandates on COVID-19 Transmission in 51 Countries: Retrospective Event Study

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Anatol-Fiete Näher1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthias Schulte-Althoff2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Marvin Kopka2, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Felix Balzer2 Author Orcid Image ;   Francisco Pozo-Martin6 Author Orcid Image
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