Complex contagions and the weakness of long ties

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 702-734

  Centola, Damon ^a   Macy, Michael ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

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EID: 38949109629     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521848     Document Type: Article

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