Internet community group participation: Psychosocial benefits for women with breast cancer

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Rodgers, Shelly ^a   Chen, Qimei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULLETIN BOARDS;

BREAST CANCER; COMMUNITY GROUP; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DISCUSSION BOARDS; INTERNET COMMUNITIES; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; POSITIVE SHIFT; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

DISEASES;

EID: 24144454821     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2005.tb00268.x     Document Type: Review

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