Weblogs: A Communication Tool
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Christina Beach Thielst, FACHE, chief operating officer, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, California For more information on the concepts in this column, please contact Ms. Thielst at [email protected].
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Blogging's interactive features-blogrolls, links that appear in posts, and comment sections-might be especially well suited to creating virtual support networks.
“Blogging's interactive features—blogrolls, links that appear in posts, and comment sections—might be especially well suited to creating virtual support networks.8,41”
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- Authors
- Thielst, C. B.
- Affiliations
- Ventura County Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Thielst, Christina Beach
- Venue
- Journal of Healthcare Management
- Published
- 2007-09
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 287-289
- ISSN
- 1096-9012 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2401712619
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 10.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Healthcare Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Web and Library Services
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Keywords
- blogs, healthcare communication
- MeSH terms
- Communication, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, United States, Internet, Information Dissemination
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