Seeking support on facebook: A content analysis of breast cancer groups

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Bender, Jacqueline L ^a,b   Jimenez Marroquin, Maria Carolina ^a,b   Jadad, Alejandro R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Facebook; Fundraising; Health promotion; Internet; Peer support; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FUND RAISING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79953074148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1560     Document Type: Article

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