Cyberchondria in the time of the
                    COVID
                    ‐19 pandemic

Vladan Starcevic; Adriano Schimmenti; Joël Billieux; David Berle

doi:10.1002/hbe2.233

journal article Nov 23, 2020

Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID ‐19 pandemic

Vladan Starcevic

Adriano Schimmenti

Joël Billieux

David Berle

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies Vol. 3 No. 1 pp. 53-62 · Wiley

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Published: Nov 23, 2020
Vol/Issue: 3(1)
Pages: 53-62
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Authors

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Vladan Starcevic

Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Nepean Clinical School, Discipline of Psychiatry University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia

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Adriano Schimmenti

Faculty of Human and Social Sciences UKE ‐ Kore University of Enna Enna Italy

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Joël Billieux

Institute of Psychology University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland

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David Berle

Graduate School of Health, Discipline of Clinical Psychology University of Technology Sydney Ultimo New South Wales Australia; School of Psychiatry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia

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Vladan Starcevic, Adriano Schimmenti, Joël Billieux, et al. (2020). Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID ‐19 pandemic. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3(1), 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.233

Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID ‐19 pandemic

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