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VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CARE? SOCIAL POLICY AND THE EMERGENCE OF COMPUTER MEDIATED SOCIAL SUPPORT

Roger Burrows
,
Sarah Nettleton
,
Nicholas Pleace
,
Brian Loader
&
Steven Muncer
Pages 95-121 | Published online: 02 Dec 2010

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