Quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19: an infodemiological study.

Halboub E, Al-Ak'hali MS, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Alhajj MN

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10218-9
Published: 2021 Jan 18
Container: BMC public health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-021-10218-9,
  title = {Quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19: an infodemiological study.},
  author = {Halboub E and Al-Ak'hali MS and Al-Mekhlafi HM and Alhajj MN},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {BMC public health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-021-10218-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10218-9}
}

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JO  - BMC public health
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E, H., MS, A., HM, A., & MN, A. (2021). Quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19: an infodemiological study.. BMC public health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10218-9

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