New media for new organs: A virtual community for pediatric post-transplant patients

Convergence

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 462-469

  Bers, Marina U ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's virtual community; Health care; Multi user virtual environment; Online games; Real time chat

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049169570     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856509342344     Document Type: Review

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