International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 6 , Pages e89-e96 , June 2010

Blog-based applications and health information: Two case studies that illustrate important questions for Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) research

Received 2 November 2007 ,Revised 20 June 2008 ,Accepted 23 June 2008.

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PII: S1386-5056(08)00103-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.06.009

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 6 , Pages e89-e96 , June 2010

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