Advanced Biomedical Research
Infodemic and risk communication in the era of CoV-19
Editorial
Authors
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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