Online health social networks and patient health decision behavior: A research agenda

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Heidelberger, Cory Allen ^a   El Gayar, Omar ^a   Sarnikar, Surendra ^a  

^a DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFLINE; PATIENT HEALTH; QUALITY OF INFORMATION; RESEARCH AGENDA; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 79952965074     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2011.328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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