Benefits of Peer Support in Online Japanese Breast Cancer Communities: Differences Between Lurkers and Posters

BackgroundWeb 2.0 has improved interactions among peers on the Internet, especially for the many online patient communities that have emerged over the past decades. Online communities are said to be particularly beneficial peer support resources for patients with breast cance...

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Main Authors: Setoyama, Yoko, Yamazaki, Yoshihiko, Namayama, Kazuhiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2011/4/e122/