Airborne Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and a Potential Role for Air Disinfection.

JAMA

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: July 2020

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