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Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis

BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1435 (Published 09 April 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m1435

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Re: Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis

Dear Editor,

we happened to make a mistake with regard to reference 39. In our article we cited a republication instead of the original publication. The correct reference 39 should read:

Smith GC, Pell JP. Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Br Med J 2003;327:1459-61.14684649

We apologize for this error.
Manuel Schmid

Competing interests: No competing interests

14 April 2020
Manuel B Schmid
Consultant
University Hospital Zurich
Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091 Zurich