Use of social media for health education: An example of online support group for individuals with atrial fibrillation

eLmL - International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 31-34

  Finkelstein, Joseph ^a   Cha, Eunme ^a   Wood, Jeffrey ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Knowledge gaps; Online support group; Qualitative analysis; Social support

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; ONLINE SUPPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DISEASES; HEALTH;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84893218751     PISSN: 23084367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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