Social Network Assessments and Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Critical Review

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 90-97

  Latkin, Carl A ^a   Knowlton, Amy R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior change; interventions; social influence; social networks; social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BULLYING; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MENTAL HEALTH; REWARD; SMOKING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84941058526     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2015.1034645     Document Type: Article

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