Methods for inferring health-related social networks among coworkers from online communication patterns.

Studies of social networks, mapped using self-reported contacts, have demonstrated the strong influence of social connections on the propensity for individuals to adopt or maintain healthy behaviors and on their likelihood to adopt health risks such as obesity. Social network analysis may prove usef...

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Main Authors: Luke J Matthews, Peter DeWan, Elizabeth Y Rula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572121?pdf=render