Biting the travel bullet: A motivated reasoning perspective on traveling during a pandemic.
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SUBMITTER: Sembada AY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476898 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
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Biting the travel bullet: A motivated reasoning perspective on traveling during a pandemic.
Sembada Agung Y AY Kalantari Hassan D HD
Annals of tourism research 20200908
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