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<journal-id>0034-8376</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de investigación clínica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. invest. clín.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-8376</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-83762020000300144</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ric.20000196</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Universal Masking during COVID-19 Pandemic &#8211; Current Evidence and Controversies]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Quintana-Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana A.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar-Salinas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos A.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey School of Medicine and Health Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guadalajara ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Nutrition Directorate ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey School of Medicine and Health Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Monterrey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>72</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>144</fpage>
<lpage>150</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-83762020000300144&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-83762020000300144&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-83762020000300144&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The emergence of coronavirus disease 19 pandemic and novel research on the high transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has raised controversies over the use of face masks to prevent community transmission. Specific regulations need to be fulfilled to use a face mask as part of the personal protective equipment and high quality of evidence supporting its use to prevent respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, is lacking. However, its widespread use is becoming a standard practice in some countries and discrepancies between health authorities on their policy have led to controversy. The aim of this review is to provide an outlook on recent research in this matter and areas of opportunity.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Universal masking]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pandemic]]></kwd>
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