Empathic communication as a "Risky strength" for health during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of frontline Italian healthcare workers

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¹ EngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milano, Italy. Electronic address: serena.barello@unicatt.it.
² EngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milano, Italy.

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Serena Barello et al. Patient Educ Couns. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;103(10):2200-2202.

doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.06.027. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

¹ EngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milano, Italy. Electronic address: serena.barello@unicatt.it.
² EngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milano, Italy.

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Effective health communication - a key factor in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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