Threat, efficacy, and the ambivalent role of COVID-19 news: an EPPM analysis of health discrimination and preventive behaviors.

Ma L, Fang G, Liu Z

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1790676
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in public health
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1790676,
  title = {Threat, efficacy, and the ambivalent role of COVID-19 news: an EPPM analysis of health discrimination and preventive behaviors.},
  author = {Ma L and Fang G and Liu Z},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in public health},
  doi = {10.3389/fpubh.2026.1790676},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1790676}
}

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AU  - Fang G
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DO  - 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1790676
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L, M., G, F., & Z, L. (2026). Threat, efficacy, and the ambivalent role of COVID-19 news: an EPPM analysis of health discrimination and preventive behaviors.. Frontiers in public health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1790676

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