Simplifying the personal network name generator: Alternatives to traditional multiple and single name generators

Field Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-193

  Marin, Alexandra ^a   Hampton, Keith N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Name generators; Personal networks; Reliability; Social support; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448943650     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X06298588     Document Type: Article

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