Coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Envisaging community involvement through clearing myths

Year 2020, Volume: 45 Issue: 4, 1872 - 1874, 27.12.2020

Saurabh Shrivastava , Prateek Shrivastava

Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Envisaging community involvement through clearing myths

Supporting Institution

Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth - Deemed to be University, Pondicherry

Project Number

Nil

Thanks

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Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 salgını: önyargıları temizleyerek toplumun katılımını öngörmek

Abstract

Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 salgını: önyargıları temizleyerek toplumun katılımını öngörmek

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic, Risk Communication, Myths, World Health Organization

Project Number

Nil

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