Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 Mask Mandates on Hospital Resource Consumption and Mortality at the County Level
- 1 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 114 (9), 597-602
- https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000001294
Abstract
Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threatens vulnerable patient populations, resulting in immense pressures at the local, regional, national, and international levels to contain the virus. Laboratory-based studies demonstrate that masks may offer benefit in reducing the spread of droplet-based illnesses, but few data are available to assess mask effects via executive order on a...Keywords
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