Metaphor Diffusion in Online Health Communities: Infodemiology Study in a Stroke Online Health Community

Abstract BackgroundOnline health communities (OHCs) enable patients to create social ties with people with similar health conditions outside their existing social networks. Harnessing mechanisms of information diffusion in OHCs has attracted attention for its ability to improv...

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Published in:	JMIR Cardio
Main Authors:	Sara Khoshnaw, Pietro Panzarasa, Anna De Simoni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JMIR Publications 2024-12-01
Online Access:	https://cardio.jmir.org/2024/1/e53696

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