Toward a theory of online communication in illness: Concept analysis of illness blogs

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1539-1547

  Heilferty, Catherine McGeehin ^a  

^a HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Illness; Illness blogs; Nursing; Online communication

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 66749156004     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04996.x     Document Type: Article

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