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Who Thinks COVID-19 is a Hoax? Psychological Correlates of Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Attitudes Towards Anti-Coronavirus Measures at the End of the First Lockdown in Germany Cover

Who Thinks COVID-19 is a Hoax? Psychological Correlates of Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Attitudes Towards Anti-Coronavirus Measures at the End of the First Lockdown in Germany

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.64 | Journal eISSN: 2050-9863
Language: English
Published on: Jun 28, 2022
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