Typology of online social support: A study of bulletin board system in Taiwan;線上社會支持類型探討： 以PTT精神疾病版及整型美容版為例

Mass Communication Research

Volumn , Issue 94, 2008, Pages 61-105

  Chang, H J ^a   Ho, Mei Hua ^a   Huang, Chien Ju ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Online social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849093211     PISSN: 10161007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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