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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.57187/oped.40

Op-ed

Vol. 151 No. 1516 (2021)

Adherence to public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: the pivotal role of behavioural science

  • Nina Schnyder
  • Stéphanie Baggio
  • Astrid Rossegger
  • Jérôme Endrass
  • Leonel Cunha Gonçalves
  • Jennifer Inauen
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2021;151:oped-40
Published
13.04.2021

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