COVID-19–Related Misinformation among Parents of Patients with Pediatric Cancer

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Guidry, Jeanine P.D. ; Miller, Carrie A. ; Ksinan, Albert J. ; Rohan, Jennifer M. ; Winter, Marcia A. ; Carlyle, Kellie E. ; Fuemmeler, Bernard F.
• Description:
  We conducted a survey among 735 parents to determine differences in endorsement of misinformation related to the coronavirus disease pandemic between parents of children in cancer treatment and those with children who had no cancer history. Parents of children with cancer were more likely to believe misinformation than parents of children without cancer.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Communication Consumer Health Information Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Deception Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasms Parents Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(2):650-652
• Pubmed ID:
  33496232
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7853539
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T32 CA093423/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; P30 CA016059/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b1e26ebd26f6a645259b67eeefab69cfbd4e696ec6295e22eac5a4ab0f34d17
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102465/cdc_102465_DS1.pdf
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