"""It's a microcosm of life"": weaving a web of information and support in an online breast cancer community"

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Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Library & Information Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Rubenstein, Ellen L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kendall, Lori S.
• Smith, Linda C.
• MacMullen, W. John
• Haythornthwaite, Caroline A.

• Social capital
• Health communication
• Online communities
• Information behavior
• Social support

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2011 Ellen Rubenstein

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/26351

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/26351