Differences among breast and prostate cancer online support groups

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1400-1404

  Blank, Thomas O ^a   Schmidt, Steven D ^a   Vangsness, Stacey A ^a   Monteiro, Anna Karina ^a   Santagata, Paul V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Content analysis; Emotional support; Informational support; Medical; Support groups

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT; MEDICAL;

DISEASES;

EID: 77956189556     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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