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Published on in Vol 24, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/36830, first published .
The Prevalence and Impact of Fake News on COVID-19 Vaccination in Taiwan: Retrospective Study of Digital Media

The Prevalence and Impact of Fake News on COVID-19 Vaccination in Taiwan: Retrospective Study of Digital Media

The Prevalence and Impact of Fake News on COVID-19 Vaccination in Taiwan: Retrospective Study of Digital Media

Authors of this article:

Yen-Pin Chen1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yi-Ying Chen2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kai-Chou Yang3 Author Orcid Image ;   Feipei Lai1, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Chien-Hua Huang2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yun-Nung Chen4 Author Orcid Image ;   Yi-Chin Tu3 Author Orcid Image
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