Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System

Strategies for Dealing with Infodemic

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

Batool Zeidabadi
Khadijeh Ahmadzadeh

Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2024.101153.1865
Abstract
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Highlights

Batool Zeidabadi (Google Scholar)

Keywords

Infodemic
Misinformation
Pandemic
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Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System
Volume 13, Issue 2
Spring 2025
Pages 229-231

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