Understanding the Relationship Between Official and Social Information About Infectious Disease: Experimental Analysis

• Main Authors: Elias Assaf (Author), Robert M Bond (Author), Skyler J Cranmer (Author), Eloise E Kaizar (Author), Lauren Ratliff Santoro (Author), Susumu Shikano (Author), David J Sivakoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCommunicating official public health information about infectious diseases is complicated by the fact that individuals receive much of their information from their social contacts, either via interpersonal interaction or social media, which can be prone to bias and misconception. Objective...