The analysis of social networks

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 222-269

  O'Malley, A James ^a   Marsden, Peter V ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Exponential random graph model; Latent space model; Network autocorrelation model; Social network; Social relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 56349117568     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-008-0041-z     Document Type: Article

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