Internet-Based Research in Public Health: Can It Ever Be Reliable?

Asia Pac J Public Health

Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Published: March 2023

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