Communication of social support in computer-mediated groups for people with disabilities

Health Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-151

  Braithwaite, Dawn O ^a   Waldron, Vincent R ^a   Finn, Jerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska Lincoln ^*

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EID: 0000877054     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1102_2     Document Type: Article

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