Social networks and collateral health effects

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7459, 2004, Pages 184-185

  Christakis, Nicholas A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 3543002296     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7459.184     Document Type: Editorial

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