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JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2452) Infectious Diseases (non-STD/STI) (1575) Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1041) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (461) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1727) Theme Issue: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Rapid Reports (1517)

Published on in Vol 22, No 5 (2020): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18796, first published .
Public Engagement and Government Responsiveness in the Communications About COVID-19 During the Early Epidemic Stage in China: Infodemiology Study on Social Media Data

Public Engagement and Government Responsiveness in the Communications About COVID-19 During the Early Epidemic Stage in China: Infodemiology Study on Social Media Data

Public Engagement and Government Responsiveness in the Communications About COVID-19 During the Early Epidemic Stage in China: Infodemiology Study on Social Media Data

Authors of this article:

Qiuyan Liao1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiehu Yuan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Meihong Dong1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lin Yang2 Author Orcid Image ;   Richard Fielding1 Author Orcid Image ;   Wendy Wing Tak Lam1, 3 Author Orcid Image
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Qiuyan Liao   1 * , PhD ;   Jiehu Yuan   1 * , MA ;   Meihong Dong   1 * , MPH ;   Lin Yang   2 , PhD ;   Richard Fielding   1 , PhD ;   Wendy Wing Tak Lam   1, 3 , PhD

1 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

3 School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Qiuyan Liao, PhD
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