Editor： Hopton and MacPherson（1） are correct in noting that（1） attempts at masking are not always successful, hence（2） unsubstantiated claims of masking are not convincing, hence（3） guidance to cease assessin...Editor： Hopton and MacPherson（1） are correct in noting that（1） attempts at masking are not always successful, hence（2） unsubstantiated claims of masking are not convincing, hence（3） guidance to cease assessing the success of masking should not be embraced. I take exception, however, to the authors calling this last point ＂controversial＂. I will concede that it is, in fact, controversial in the sense that tobacco was controversial at a time when certain medical groups still endorsed tobacco,展开更多
文摘Editor： Hopton and MacPherson（1） are correct in noting that（1） attempts at masking are not always successful, hence（2） unsubstantiated claims of masking are not convincing, hence（3） guidance to cease assessing the success of masking should not be embraced. I take exception, however, to the authors calling this last point ＂controversial＂. I will concede that it is, in fact, controversial in the sense that tobacco was controversial at a time when certain medical groups still endorsed tobacco,
