Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Review

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Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness : A Qualitative Systematic Review. / Kingod, Natasja; Cleal, Bryan; Wahlberg, Ayo; Husted, Gitte.

In: Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2017, p. 89-99.

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Harvard

Kingod, N, Cleal, B, Wahlberg, A & Husted, G 2017, 'Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Review', Qualitative Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732316680203

APA

Kingod, N., Cleal, B., Wahlberg, A., & Husted, G. (2017). Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Qualitative Health Research, 27(1), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732316680203

Vancouver

Kingod N, Cleal B, Wahlberg A, Husted G. Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Qualitative Health Research. 2017;27(1):89-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732316680203

Author

Kingod, Natasja ; Cleal, Bryan ; Wahlberg, Ayo ; Husted, Gitte. / Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness : A Qualitative Systematic Review. In: Qualitative Health Research. 2017 ; Vol. 27, No. 1. pp. 89-99.

Bibtex

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