'Binge' drinking in the UK: A social network phenomenon

Mind and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-152

  Ormerod, Paul ^a,b   Wiltshire, Greg ^a  

^a Volterra Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Simulation methodology; Social network effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350379356     PISSN: 15937879     EISSN: 18601839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11299-009-0058-1     Document Type: Article

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