Addressing the shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in India-A public health perspective

Sudip Bhattacharya; Md Mahbub Hossain; Amarjeet Singh; Sudip Bhattacharya; Md Mahbub Hossain; Amarjeet Singh

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2020019

AIMS Public Health

2020, Volume 7, Issue 2: 223-227. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020019

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Addressing the shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in India-A public health perspective

1.
Department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, India
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Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A & M University, Texas, USA
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Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

Received: 05 April 2020 Accepted: 13 April 2020 Published: 15 April 2020

- pandemic,
- personal protective gears,
- corona virus,
- COVID-19
Citation: Sudip Bhattacharya, Md Mahbub Hossain, Amarjeet Singh. Addressing the shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in India-A public health perspective[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2020, 7(2): 223-227. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020019

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