Universal checklist for COVID-19 control measures: consensus via a Delphi method

• Published in: Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2021-03, Vol.21 (2), p.25-26
• Main Authors: Sharma, Akash, U, Venkatesh, Dong, Vinh, Raut, Akshay, Tawfik, Gehad Mohamed, Ng, Sze Jia, Ramly, Toka Aziz El, Nam, Nguyen Hai, Pavlenko, Dmytro, Alied, Marcel, Elnazir, Pierre, Marabea, Mahmoud El, Dumre, Shyam Prakash, Elsayad, Ahmed, Alqudah, Qusai, Hegab, Mohamed Ahmed, Zakaria, Safia Yahia, Nguyen, Anh Phuc Nguyet, ElHawary, Ahmed Sallam, Huy, Nguyen Tien
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Masks; Medical equipment
• ISSN: 1470-2118; 1473-4893
• DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.21-2-s25

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