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. 2020 Aug;74(8):617-619.
doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-214290. Epub 2020 May 8.

Harnessing behavioural science in public health campaigns to maintain 'social distancing' in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: key principles

Chris Bonell  1 , Susan Michie  2 , Stephen Reicher  3 , Robert West  4 , Laura Bear  5 , Lucy Yardley  6 , Val Curtis  7 , Richard Amlôt  8 , G James Rubin  9
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Harnessing behavioural science in public health campaigns to maintain 'social distancing' in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: key principles

Chris Bonell et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: ADOLESCENTS CG; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOUR; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY FQ.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: JR and RA are affiliated to the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King’s College London in partnership with Public Health England (PHE), in collaboration with the University of East Anglia. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health and Social Care or Public Health England.

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