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Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice

Koula Asimakopoulou, Vera Hoorens, Ewen Speed, Neil Coulson, Dominika Antoniszczak, Fran Collyer, Eliane Deschrijver, Leslie Dubbin, Denise Faulks, Rowena Forsyth,

Health Expectations · 2020 · 38 citations · 17 references

Open access

Abstract

This is one of the first ever studies to report compelling comparative biases in UK adults' thinking about COVID-19.

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