Social Networks, the ‘Work’ and Work Force of Chronic Illness Self-Management: A Survey Analysis of Personal Communities

Ivaylo Vassilev; Anne Rogers; Christian Blickem; Helen Brooks; Dharmi Kapadia; Anne Kennedy; Caroline Sanders; Sue Kirk; David Reeves

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059723

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Social Networks, the ‘Work’ and Work Force of Chronic Illness Self-Management: A Survey Analysis of Personal Communities

Ivaylo Vassilev ,

* E-mail: Ivaylo.vassilev@manchester.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Anne Rogers,

Affiliations Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Christian Blickem,

Affiliation Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Helen Brooks,

Affiliation Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Dharmi Kapadia,

Affiliation Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Anne Kennedy,

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Caroline Sanders,

Affiliation Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Sue Kirk,

Affiliations Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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David Reeves

Affiliation Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research (CLAHRC), The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Social Networks, the ‘Work’ and Work Force of Chronic Illness Self-Management: A Survey Analysis of Personal Communities

Ivaylo Vassilev,
Anne Rogers,
Christian Blickem,
Helen Brooks,
Dharmi Kapadia,
Anne Kennedy,
Caroline Sanders,
Sue Kirk,
David Reeves

Published: April 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059723

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