How to fight an infodemic

John Zarocostas

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30461-x

Keywords

MisinformationFalse accusationSocial mediaPandemicPublic healthPublic relationsPhenomenonCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakInternet privacyDisinformationMedicinePolitical scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseVirologyComputer scienceLaw

MeSH Terms

COVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsGlobal HealthHumansPandemicsPneumoniaViralWorld Health Organization

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 395
Issue: 10225
Pages: 676-676
Citations: 2218
Access: Closed

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                                    John Zarocostas
                                
                            (2020). 
                            How to fight an infodemic. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 395
                            (10225)
                            , 676-676.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30461-x

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30461-x
PMID: 32113495
PMCID: PMC7133615

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