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01-04-2021 | Correspondence

Are the garment seams a potential source of breach in level-4 personal protective equipment gowns?

Authors: Evan Wild, MBBS, BMedSci, FRCA, FRCPC, Fabricio B. Zasso, MD, Kong Eric You-Ten, MD, PhD, FRCPC

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Title: Are the garment seams a potential source of breach in level-4 personal protective equipment gowns?
Authors: Evan Wild, MBBS, BMedSci, FRCA, FRCPC
Fabricio B. Zasso, MD
Kong Eric You-Ten, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-04-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-01913-7