Applying social network analysis to understand the knowledge sharing behaviour of practitioners in a clinical online discussion forum

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Stewart, Samuel Alan ^a   Abidi, Syed Sibte Raza ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Education; Electronic mail; Health knowledge; Information dissemination; Knowledge management; Pain; Pediatric hospitals; Pediatrics; Practice; Professional; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND;

HUMANS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND;

EID: 84872450873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1982     Document Type: Article

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