Coronavirus Disease and the Shared Emotion of Blaming Others: Reviewing Media Opinion Polls During the Pandemic.
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SUBMITTER: Inoue Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
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Coronavirus Disease and the Shared Emotion of Blaming Others: Reviewing Media Opinion Polls During the Pandemic.
Inoue Yusuke Y Okita Taketoshi T
Journal of epidemiology 20210525 7
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