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Effects of Vaccine-Related Conspiracy Theories on Chinese Young Adults’ Perceptions of the HPV Vaccine: An Experimental Study

Li Chena Department of Communication, Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, West Texas A&M UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yafei Zhangb Department of Management, Marketing and General Business, Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business, West Texas A&M UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-3964
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Rachel Youngc School of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of IowaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0228-2569
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Xianwei Wuc School of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of IowaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1810-6826
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Ge Zhuc School of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of IowaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-4342
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Pages 1343-1353 | Published online: 20 Apr 2020

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