Analysis of community development using chat logs: A virtual support group of cancer patients

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Universal Communication, ISUC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 451-454

  Ogura, Kanayo ^a   Kusumi, Takashi ^b   Miura, Asako ^c  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; CANCER PATIENTS; CHAT LOGS; CHAT SYSTEMS; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; SENSE OF COMMUNITIES;

EID: 60649101567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISUC.2008.32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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