Scientific versus experiential evidence: Discourse analysis of the chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency debate in a multiple sclerosis forum

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Koschack, Janka ^a   Weibezahl, Lara ^a   Friede, Tim ^a   Himmel, Wolfgang ^a   Makedonski, Philip ^a   Grabowski, Jens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance; Internet; Multiple sclerosis; Qualitative research; Social media; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPINAL CORD; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPINAL CORD; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84938558697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4103     Document Type: Article

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