The spread of alcohol consumption behavior in a large social network

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 426-433

  Rosenquist, J Niels ^a   Murabito, Joanne ^b   Fowler, James H ^c   Christakis, Nicholas A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; AGED; FAMILY; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77951249196     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-7-201004060-00007     Document Type: Article

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