Hystersisters online: Social support and social comparison among hysterectomy patients on the Internet

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-278

  Bunde, Mali ^a   Suls, Jerry ^a,b   Martin, René ^a   Barnett, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RELIGION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33744822166     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3103_9     Document Type: Article

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