People interact closer when a face mask is worn but risk compensation is at best partial.
Background Wearing a face mask and keeping a minimal distance from others are common nonpharmaceutical interventions that governments may mandate or recommend to contain the spread of infectious diseases. The article addresses the following questions: (i) Do people interact closer when the face mask...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1177 - 1183 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2023
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