Social networks and health : models, methods, and applications /

Providing a comprehensive introduction to how social networks influence health behaviours, this book enables researchers to understand how network data are collected and processed; and how to calculate appropriate metrics and models used to understand network influences on health behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valente, Thomas W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Providing a comprehensive introduction to how social networks influence health behaviours, this book enables researchers to understand how network data are collected and processed; and how to calculate appropriate metrics and models used to understand network influences on health behaviour.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 277 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195301014
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