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Published on in Vol 23, No 2 (2021): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/26570, first published .
Consuming Information Related to COVID-19 on Social Media Among Older Adults and Its Association With Anxiety, Social Trust in Information, and COVID-Safe Behaviors: Cross-sectional Telephone Survey

Consuming Information Related to COVID-19 on Social Media Among Older Adults and Its Association With Anxiety, Social Trust in Information, and COVID-Safe Behaviors: Cross-sectional Telephone Survey

Consuming Information Related to COVID-19 on Social Media Among Older Adults and Its Association With Anxiety, Social Trust in Information, and COVID-Safe Behaviors: Cross-sectional Telephone Survey

Authors of this article:

Frankie Ho Chun Wong1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tianyin Liu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Dara Kiu Yi Leung1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Y Zhang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Walker Siu Hong Au1 Author Orcid Image ;   Wai Wai Kwok1 Author Orcid Image ;   Angie K Y Shum1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gloria Hoi Yan Wong1 Author Orcid Image ;   Terry Yat-Sang Lum1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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