With a Little Help from My Friends: Children, the Internet and Social Support

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 73-92

  Tichon, Jennifer G ^a   Shapiro, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Children; Internet; Self help; Social support

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET;

SOCIAL SUPPORT;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 0242332767     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v21n04_05     Document Type: Article

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