Network stability in longitudinal data: A case study from rural Malawi

Social Networks

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-247

  Bignami Van Assche, Simona ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Longitudinal data; Measurement bias; Network stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444452840     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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