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Published on in Vol 7, No 7 (2021): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/29060, first published .
The Effect of a Wordless, Animated, Social Media Video Intervention on COVID-19 Prevention: Online Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of a Wordless, Animated, Social Media Video Intervention on COVID-19 Prevention: Online Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of a Wordless, Animated, Social Media Video Intervention on COVID-19 Prevention: Online Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Alain Vandormael1 Author Orcid Image ;   Maya Adam2 Author Orcid Image ;   Merlin Greuel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer Gates3 Author Orcid Image ;   Caterina Favaretti1 Author Orcid Image ;   Violetta Hachaturyan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Till Bärnighausen1, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image
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