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JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2458) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1738) Infectious Diseases (non-STD/STI) (1584) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3343) Hygiene and Infection Prevention (324)

Published on in Vol 23, No 2 (2021): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/22197, first published .
Infection Control Behavior at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study of a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention (Germ Defence)

Infection Control Behavior at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study of a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention (Germ Defence)

Infection Control Behavior at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study of a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention (Germ Defence)

Authors of this article:

Ben Ainsworth1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sascha Miller3 Author Orcid Image ;   James Denison-Day3 Author Orcid Image ;   Beth Stuart4 Author Orcid Image ;   Julia Groot1 Author Orcid Image ;   Cathy Rice3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer Bostock5 Author Orcid Image ;   Xiao-Yang Hu4 Author Orcid Image ;   Katherine Morton3 Author Orcid Image ;   Lauren Towler3 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael Moore4 Author Orcid Image ;   Merlin Willcox4 Author Orcid Image ;   Tim Chadborn6 Author Orcid Image ;   Natalie Gold6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Richard Amlôt8 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul Little4 Author Orcid Image ;   Lucy Yardley3, 9 Author Orcid Image
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