Authorized, clear and timely communication of risk to guide public perception and action: lessons of COVID-19 from China

• Main Authors: Ni Gong (Author), Xiaoyuan Jin (Author), Jing Liao (Author), Yundong Li (Author), Meifen Zhang (Author), Yu Cheng (Author), Dong Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Backgrounds This study examined the dynamic association between risk communication and the public's risk perception and action across the COVID-19 outbreak timeline in China. Methods This study collected publicly available information on COVID-19 released on official channels (e.g., go...