The emergence of groups in the evolution of friendship networks

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 29-55

  Zeggelink, Evelien P H ^a   Stokman, Frans N ^a   Van De Bunt, Gerhard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0011152462     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.1996.9990173     Document Type: Article

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