Receiving social support online: Implications for health education

Health Education Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 693-707

  Cline, R J W ^a   Haynes, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035674488     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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