Web-based resources for peer support - Opportunities and challenges

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 150, Issue , 2009, Pages 302-306

  Moen, Anne ^a   Smørdal, Ole ^a   Sem, Idunn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Collaborative knowledge construction; Peer support; Rare conditions; Social software; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTIONS; PEER SUPPORT; RARE CONDITIONS; SOCIAL SOFTWARE; WEB 2.0;

WEBSITES;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; PEER GROUP; SELF HELP;

EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PEER GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 72249094448     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-044-5-302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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