The meaning of an online health community in the lives of its members: Roles, relationships and group dynamics

International Symposium on Technology and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 20-27

  Maloney Krichmar, Diane ^a   Preece, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ONLINE HEALTH COMMUNITIES;

ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES;

EID: 0036049493     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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