Guest editors' introduction: Online health communication

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-263

  Koerber, Amy ^a   Still, Brian ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85050234455     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250802100329     Document Type: Article

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