Offline Social Relationships and Online Cancer Communication: Effects of Social and Family Support on Online Social Network Building

Health Communication

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1422-1429

  Namkoong, Kang ^a   Shah, Dhavan V ^b   Gustafson, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84994652719     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1230808     Document Type: Article

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