Website Sharing in Online Health Communities: A Descriptive Analysis
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Website Sharing in Online Health Communities: A Descriptive Analysis
BACKGROUND An increasing number of people visit online health communities to seek health information. In these communities, people share experiences and information with others, often complemented with links to different websites. Understanding how people share websites can help us understand patients' needs in online health communities and improve how peer patients share health information onl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Internet Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5237