Knowledge-sharing in an online community of health-care professionals

Information Technology and People

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-261

  Hara, Noriko ^a   Hew, Khe Foon ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Communities; Knowledge sharing; Nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548214814     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840710822859     Document Type: Article

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