A measure of weak-tie/strong-tie support network preference

Communication Monographs

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-517

  Wright, Kevin B ^a   Miller, Claude H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Scale development; Social support; Weak tie network

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649727728     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2010.502538     Document Type: Article

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