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JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2458) Infectious Diseases (non-STD/STI) (1587) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (466) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1740) Theme Issue: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Rapid Reports (1520) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1074)

Published on in Vol 22, No 9 (2020): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/20955, first published .
Excessive Media Consumption About COVID-19 is Associated With Increased State Anxiety: Outcomes of a Large Online Survey in Russia

Excessive Media Consumption About COVID-19 is Associated With Increased State Anxiety: Outcomes of a Large Online Survey in Russia

Excessive Media Consumption About COVID-19 is Associated With Increased State Anxiety: Outcomes of a Large Online Survey in Russia

Authors of this article:

Nikita A Nekliudov1 Author Orcid Image ;   Oleg Blyuss1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ka Yan Cheung3 Author Orcid Image ;   Loukia Petrou3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Jon Genuneit5 Author Orcid Image ;   Nikita Sushentsev6 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Levadnaya7 Author Orcid Image ;   Pasquale Comberiati8 Author Orcid Image ;   John O Warner3 Author Orcid Image ;   Gareth Tudor-Williams9 Author Orcid Image ;   Martin Teufel10 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthew Greenhawt11 Author Orcid Image ;   Audrey DunnGalvin1, 12 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniel Munblit1, 9, 13 Author Orcid Image
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