Can messages make a difference? The association between E-Mail messages and health outcomes in diabetes patients

Human Communication Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-268

  Turner, Jeanine Warisse ^a   Robinson, James D ^b   Tian, Yan ^c   Neustadtl, Alan ^d   Angelus, Pam ^e   Russell, Marie ^f   Mun, Seong K ^e,g   Levine, Betty ^e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874746982     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2012.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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