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Published on in Vol 20, No 6 (2018): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/9709, first published .
Sharing and Empathy in Digital Spaces: Qualitative Study of Online Health Forums for Breast Cancer and Motor Neuron Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

Sharing and Empathy in Digital Spaces: Qualitative Study of Online Health Forums for Breast Cancer and Motor Neuron Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

Sharing and Empathy in Digital Spaces: Qualitative Study of Online Health Forums for Breast Cancer and Motor Neuron Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

Authors of this article:

Sarah Hargreaves1 Author Orcid Image ;   Peter A Bath1 Author Orcid Image ;   Suzanne Duffin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Julie Ellis2 Author Orcid Image
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Sarah Hargreaves   1 , BA (Hons), MSc, MA, PhD ;   Peter A Bath   1 , BSc (Technical), MSc, PhD ;   Suzanne Duffin   1 , BMedSci (Hons), PG Cert, MSc ;   Julie Ellis   2 , BA (Hons), MA, PhD

1 Health Informatics Research Group, Information School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Peter A Bath, BSc (Technical), MSc, PhD
  • Health Informatics Research Group
  • Information School
  • University of Sheffield
  • Regent Court
  • 211 Portobello
  • Sheffield, S1 4DP
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 114 222 2636
  • Email: p.a.bath@sheffield.ac.uk