Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: n March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic crisis.Besides the disease itself, the fear from COVID-19 has a high psychological burden (eg, psychological distress, anxiety, and depression) on patients and their families, medical staff, health care workers, and the general population. 1 These days, we are faced with a lot of information regarding COVID-19 from different sources.However, fake information, gossip, and rumors seem to be more common than factual information about this disease.
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.272
Author: Amir Abdoli
Institution: Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,010
OpenAlex ID: W3045695316
