How Uncover Ostomy challenges ostomy stigma, and encourages others to do the same

New Media and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 220-238

  Frohlich, Dennis O ^a   Zmyslinski Seelig, Anne N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; new media; ostomy; photography; social media; stigma; support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954462009     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444814541943     Document Type: Article

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