What I've Learned from E-Patients
PLoS MedicinePublished 2 August 2005Open access
Daniel B. Hoch, Tom Ferguson
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Hoch and Ferguson discuss what they've learned from working with an online support group for people with epilepsy and how it's changed their lives.
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Hoch and Ferguson discuss what they've learned from working with an online support group for people with epilepsy.
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