Ching-Fang Wu, Shih-Chieh Fang and Ching Ying Huang. Taiwanese People’s Decision to Vaccinate against COVID-19: The Impact of Information Source on Vaccination Decisions.
. 2021; 9(4):205-214. doi: 10.12691/JBMS-9-4-6
COVID-19, vaccination decision, information dissemination, binary logistic regression analysis
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