The relationship between religious expression and outcomes in online support groups: A partial replication

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 690-694

  Lieberman, Morton A ^a   Winzelberg, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Internet support groups; Outcomes; Religious expression; Replication

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER SUPPORTS; EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS; HAWKINS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; ON-LINE SUPPORTS; OUTCOME EVALUATIONS; OUTCOMES; PARTIAL REPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIVES; RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION; REPLICATION; SELF EFFICACIES; TEXT ANALYSIS;

FAULT DETECTION; INTERNET; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

HEALTH;

EID: 65049090330     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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