The novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) outbreak: Amplification of public health consequences by media exposure

Health Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 355-357

  Garfin, Dana Rose ^a   Silver, Roxane Cohen ^b   Holman, E Alison ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; Infectious disease; Media

Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PANDEMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRINAE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 85083244281     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000875     Document Type: Note

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