Estimating peer effects on health in social networks: A response to Cohen-Cole and Fletcher; and Trogdon, Nonnemaker, and Pais

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1400-1405

  Fowler, J H ^a   Christakis, N A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALITY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 50249148958     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.07.001     Document Type: Note

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