Social presence and dynamics of group communication: An analysis of a health professionals WhatsApp group chats

Chidozie E. Mbada, Oluwatosin O. Jeje, Micheal Akande, Kikelomo A. Mbada, Clara Fatoye, David Olakorede, Olusola Awoniyi, Udoka A. C. Okafor, Olatomiwa Falade, Francis Fatoye

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288773
Published: 2023-07-17
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0288773,
  title = {Social presence and dynamics of group communication: An analysis of a health professionals WhatsApp group chats},
  author = {Chidozie E. Mbada and Oluwatosin O. Jeje and Micheal Akande and Kikelomo A. Mbada and Clara Fatoye and David Olakorede and Olusola Awoniyi and Udoka A. C. Okafor and Olatomiwa Falade and Francis Fatoye},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0288773},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288773}
}

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TI  - Social presence and dynamics of group communication: An analysis of a health professionals WhatsApp group chats
AU  - Chidozie E. Mbada
AU  - Oluwatosin O. Jeje
AU  - Micheal Akande
AU  - Kikelomo A. Mbada
AU  - Clara Fatoye
AU  - David Olakorede
AU  - Olusola Awoniyi
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AU  - Olatomiwa Falade
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PY  - 2023
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Mbada, C. E., Jeje, O. O., Akande, M., Mbada, K. A., Fatoye, C., Olakorede, D., Awoniyi, O., Okafor, U. A. C., Falade, O., & Fatoye, F. (2023). Social presence and dynamics of group communication: An analysis of a health professionals WhatsApp group chats. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288773

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