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Published on in Vol 22, No 6 (2020): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/20021, first published .
COVID-19-Related Information Sources and the Relationship With Confidence in People Coping with COVID-19: Facebook Survey Study in Taiwan

COVID-19-Related Information Sources and the Relationship With Confidence in People Coping with COVID-19: Facebook Survey Study in Taiwan

COVID-19-Related Information Sources and the Relationship With Confidence in People Coping with COVID-19: Facebook Survey Study in Taiwan

Authors of this article:

Peng-Wei Wang1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Wei-Hsin Lu3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Nai-Ying Ko5 Author Orcid Image ;   Yi-Lung Chen6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Dian-Jeng Li8, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Yu-Ping Chang10 Author Orcid Image ;   Cheng-Fang Yen1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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