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Emergence of knowledge communities and information centralization during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Sacco, Pier Luigi
  • Gallotti, Riccardo
  • Pilati, Federico
  • Castaldo, Nicola
  • De Domenico, Manlio

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As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, an infodemic – i.e., an over-abundance of information, reliable or not – spreads across the physical and the digital worlds, triggering behavioral responses which cause public health concern.

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  • Sacco, Pier Luigi & Gallotti, Riccardo & Pilati, Federico & Castaldo, Nicola & De Domenico, Manlio, 2021. "Emergence of knowledge communities and information centralization during the COVID-19 pandemic," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 285(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:285:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621005475
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114215
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