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Powerful audiences are linked to health information avoidance: Results from two surveys

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  • Lipsey, Nikolette P.
  • Shepperd, James A.

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We examined the extent to which community members avoid medical information that they may very much want, yet fear that others may use to harm them.

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  • Lipsey, Nikolette P. & Shepperd, James A., 2019. "Powerful audiences are linked to health information avoidance: Results from two surveys," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 225(C), pages 51-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:225:y:2019:i:c:p:51-59
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.046
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    1. Xudong Gao & Feng Ding & Ting Ai, 2022. "What Drives Elderly People in China Away from COVID-19 Information?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-10, August.

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