Open AccessNasal Mucociliary Clearance and Sinonasal Symptoms in Healthcare Professionals Wearing FFP3 Respirators: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Selçuk Yıldız,
Aykut Yankuncu,
Sema Zer Toros,
Çiğdem Tepe Karaca
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1423-0275
pISSN - 0301-1569
DOI - 10.1159/000524418
Subject(s) - mucociliary clearance , medicine , health professionals , cross sectional study , health care , respirator , pathology , materials science , composite material , lung , economics , economic growth
The purpose of the present study was to assess nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) and sinonasal symptoms of healthcare professionals wearing filtering facepiece-3 (FFP3) respirators.