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letter . 2020 Sep 30:hcaa277. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa277
A new Japanese origami-style face shield made of waterproof paper and a transparent plastic sheet for use during the COVID-19 pandemic
Masaki Tago
h1,✉, Keizo Anzai
h2, Shu-ichi Yamashita
h1
Masaki Tago
h1Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
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Keizo Anzai
h2Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Shu-ichi Yamashita
h1Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
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h1Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
h2Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Corresponding author: Masaki Tago, MD, PhD, Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan, Tel: +81 952 34 3238, Fax: +81 952 34 2029, E-mail: tagomas@cc.saga-u.ac.jp
Received 2020 Sep 10; Accepted 2020 Sep 11.
Keywords: coronavirus, COVID-19, face shield, personal protective equipment
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