The Social Construction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Social Media Technologies

Health Communication

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1412-1420

  Frohlich, Dennis Owen ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84964078473     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1077690     Document Type: Article

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