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When Information from Public Health Officials is Untrustworthy: The Use of Online News, Interpersonal Networks, and Social Media during the MERS Outbreak in South Korea

Kyungeun JangGraduate School of Communication and Arts, Yonsei University
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Young Min BaekCollege of Communication, Yonsei UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 991-998 | Published online: 20 Mar 2018

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