European Journal of Medical Research (Jun 2020)
The history and value of face masks
- Christiane Matuschek,
- Friedrich Moll,
- Heiner Fangerau,
- Johannes C. Fischer,
- Kurt Zänker,
- Martijn van Griensven,
- Marion Schneider,
- Detlef Kindgen-Milles,
- Wolfram Trudo Knoefel,
- Artur Lichtenberg,
- Bálint Tamaskovics,
- Freddy Joel Djiepmo-Njanang,
- Wilfried Budach,
- Stefanie Corradini,
- Dieter Häussinger,
- Torsten Feldt,
- Björn Jensen,
- Rainer Pelka,
- Klaus Orth,
- Matthias Peiper,
- Olaf Grebe,
- Kitti Maas,
- Edwin Bölke,
- Jan Haussmann
Affiliations
- Christiane Matuschek
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Friedrich Moll
- Department of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Heiner Fangerau
- Department of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Johannes C. Fischer
- Institute for Transplant Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Kurt Zänker
- University Witten/Herdecke, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF)
- Martijn van Griensven
- Department cBITE, Maastricht University, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine
- Marion Schneider
- Department of Experimental Anesthesiology, University of Ulm
- Detlef Kindgen-Milles
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Wolfram Trudo Knoefel
- Department for General Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Artur Lichtenberg
- Department for Cardiac Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Bálint Tamaskovics
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Freddy Joel Djiepmo-Njanang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Wilfried Budach
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Stefanie Corradini
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich
- Dieter Häussinger
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Torsten Feldt
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Björn Jensen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Rainer Pelka
- Institute for Applied Statistics
- Klaus Orth
- University of Hannover
- Matthias Peiper
- Heinrich-Heine-University
- Olaf Grebe
- Department of Cardiology, Rhythmology and Intensive Care Medicine, Evangelical Hospital
- Kitti Maas
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Edwin Bölke
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- Jan Haussmann
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heinrich-Heine-University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-020-00423-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 25,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 6
Abstract
Abstract In the human population, social contacts are a key for transmission of bacteria and viruses. The use of face masks seems to be critical to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 for the period, in which therapeutic interventions are lacking. In this review, we describe the history of masks from the middle age to modern times.
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