Blogging activity among cancer patients and their companions: Uses, gratifications, and predictors of outcomes

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-306

  Chung, Deborah S ^a   Kim, Sujin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOGGING ACTIVITY; CANCER PATIENTS; GRATIFICATION;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; WEBSITES;

INTERNET;

EID: 38849085196     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20751     Document Type: Article

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