Published on in Vol 23, No 12 (2021): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/27339, first published .
COVID-19–Related Rumor Content, Transmission, and Clarification Strategies in China: Descriptive Study

COVID-19–Related Rumor Content, Transmission, and Clarification Strategies in China: Descriptive Study

COVID-19–Related Rumor Content, Transmission, and Clarification Strategies in China: Descriptive Study

Peishan Ning   1 * , PhD ;   Peixia Cheng   1 * , PhD ;   Jie Li   1 * , BSc ;   Ming Zheng   1 , BSc ;   David C Schwebel   2 , PhD ;   Yang Yang   3 , PhD ;   Peng Lu   4 , PhD ;   Li Mengdi   4 , MD ;   Zhuo Zhang   4 , MD ;   Guoqing Hu   1, 5 , PhD

1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China

2 Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

3 Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

4 Department of Sociology, Central South University, Changsha, China

5 National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Guoqing Hu, PhD
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics
  • Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University
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