Infodemic and risk communication in the era of CoV-19

Editorial

Authors
Atefeh Vaezi 1
Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard 2
1 Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2020, March
March 2020
Pages 1-2