The importance of information quality in acquiring health information on social media during COVID-19: 106 the case of young adults in Klang Valley / Fatin Nurliyana Mior Yusoff and Azman Mat Isa

The emergence of COVID-19 has heightened global interest in health information. The public is increasingly reliant on social media platforms for acquiring and exchanging various sorts of information. With the growth of health information hoaxes, particularly during the epidemic, Malaysians who activ...

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Main Authors: Mior Yusoff, Fatin Nurliyana (Author), Mat Isa, Azman (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Faculty of Information Management, 2022-11.
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