Association between social network communities and health behavior: An observational sociocentric network study of latrine ownership in rural india

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 930-937

  Shakya, Holly B ^a,c   Christakis, Nicholas A ^b   Fowler, James H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 84898653079     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301811     Document Type: Article

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