Interactive acquisition and sharing: Understanding the dynamics of HIV/AIDS information networks

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2313-2332

  Veinot, Tiffany C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION; COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HIV/AIDS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION NETWORKS; INFORMATION PROCESS; INTERACTIVE PROCESS; NEW CONCEPT; PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; RURAL REGIONS; SEMI-STRUCTURED; SERVICE PROVIDER; SOCIAL PROCESS;

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 70349921236     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21151     Document Type: Article

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