Mandatory use of a face shield for health care workers in non-COVID-19 areas of hospitals: the need of the hour

  • Ajay Singh Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  • B Naveen Naik Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  • Michelle Shirin Lazar Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  • Shiv Lal Soni Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v16i2.20357

Author Biographies

Ajay Singh, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012
B Naveen Naik, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh- 160012
Shiv Lal Soni, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh -160012
Published
2020-06-30
Issue
Vol 16 No 2 (2020)
Section
Letters to the Editor
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