Use of a virtual community as a psychosocial support system in pediatric transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-267

  Bers, Marina U ^a   Beals, Laura M ^a   Chau, Clement ^a   Satoh, Keiko ^a   Blume, Elizabeth D ^b   Demaso, David Ray ^b   Gonzalez Heydrich, Joseph ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Computers; Internet; Organ transplantation; Psychosocial support systems; Software

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL NETWORK; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 76449120555     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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