Analyzing Medical Personnel’s Perceptions of Online Health Rumors

The purpose of this paper is to analyze medical personnel’s perceptions of online health rumors as a function of two factors: rumor type, and the presence of counterrumors. The two types of rumors include dread rumors that warn of dangerous consequences, and wish rumors that inform about potential b...

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Main Authors: Soon, Jeremy Jia Qi, Banerjee, Snehasish, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85813
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43865
http://www.iaeng.org/publication/IMECS2017/IMECS2017_pp457-460.pdf
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English