Personal Experiences and Emotionality in Health-Related Knowledge Exchange in Internet Forums: A Randomized Controlled Field Experiment Comparing Responses to Facts Vs Personal Experiences
BackgroundOn the Internet, people share personal experiences as well as facts and objective information. This also holds true for the exchange of health-related information in a variety of Internet forums. In online discussions about health topics, both fact-oriented and stro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JMIR Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmir.org/2014/12/e277/ |