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Published on 02.08.17 in Vol 4, No 3 (2017): Jul-Sept

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Works citing "Peer Communication in Online Mental Health Forums for Young People: Directional and Nondirectional Support"

Julie Prescott, Terry Hanley, Katalin Ujhelyi

JMIR Ment Health 2017 (Aug 02); 4(3):e29 

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