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Getting “plugged in”: A network analysis of health‐information seeking among “stay‐at‐home moms”

Rebecca W. Tardy Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Louisville,
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Claudia L. Hale Professor at the School of Interpersonal Communication, Ohio University,
Pages 336-357 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009

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