Small networks and high isolation? A reexamination of American discussion networks

Social Networks

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-341

  Brashears, Matthew E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego network; Experiment; General Social Survey; Network size; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555174975     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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