COVID-19 information seeking and individuals’ protective behaviors: examining the role of information sources and information content

Xuefeng Zhang, Lin Du, Yelin Huang, Xiao Luo, Fenglian Wang

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0
Published: 2024-01-29
Container: BMC Public Health
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0,
  title = {COVID-19 information seeking and individuals’ protective behaviors: examining the role of information sources and information content},
  author = {Xuefeng Zhang and Lin Du and Yelin Huang and Xiao Luo and Fenglian Wang},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {BMC Public Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - COVID-19 information seeking and individuals’ protective behaviors: examining the role of information sources and information content
AU  - Xuefeng Zhang
AU  - Lin Du
AU  - Yelin Huang
AU  - Xiao Luo
AU  - Fenglian Wang
PY  - 2024
JO  - BMC Public Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0
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Zhang, X., Du, L., Huang, Y., Luo, X., & Wang, F. (2024). COVID-19 information seeking and individuals’ protective behaviors: examining the role of information sources and information content. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17770-0

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