Social support on Weibo for people living with HIV/AIDS in China: A quantitative content analysis

Chinese Journal of Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-298

  Shi, Jingyuan ^a   Chen, Liang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; HIV AIDS; social support; Weibo; Weibo groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905008402     PISSN: 17544750     EISSN: 17544769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17544750.2014.926954     Document Type: Article

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