Papers

The Taste for Privacy: An Analysis of College Student Privacy Settings in an Online Social Network

3 | Online Network , Social Contagion , Social Network

Citation:

K. Lewis, J. Kaufman, and N.A. Christakis, "The Taste for Privacy: An Analysis of College Student Privacy Settings in an Online Social Network" Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 14(1): 79-100 (December 2008)

Predicting Individual Disease Risk Based on Medical History

2 | Methodology , Prognostication

Citation:

D. Davis, N. Chawla, N. Blumm, N.A. Christakis, A.L. Barabasi, "Predicting Individual Disease Risk Based on Medical History" Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), 769-778 (2008)

Variation in the Effect of Widowhood on Mortality by the Causes of Death of Both Spouses

4 | NAC Favorite , Social Determinants , Widowhood Effect , Marriage

Citation:

F. Elwert and N.A. Christakis, "Variation in the Effect of Widowhood on Mortality by the Causes of Death of Both Spouses" American Journal of Public Health, 98(11): 2092-2098 (November 2008)

Wives and Ex-Wives: A New Test for Homogamy Bias in the Widower Effect

4 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , Widowhood Effect , Marriage

Citation:

F. Elwert and N.A. Christakis, "Wives and Ex-Wives: A New Test for Homogamy Bias in the Widower Effect" Demography, 45(4): 851-873 (November 2008)

Tastes, Ties, and Time: A New (Cultural, Multiplex, and Longitudinal) Social Network Dataset Using Facebook.com

5 | Methodology , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Online Network , Multiplex Network

Citation:

K. Lewis, J. Kaufman, M. Gonzalez, A. Wimmer, and N.A. Christakis, "Tastes, Ties, and Time: A New (Cultural, Multiplex, and Longitudinal) Social Network Dataset Using Facebook.com" Social Networks, 30(4): 330-342 (October 2008)

Estimating Peer Effects on Health in Social Networks

3 | Methodology , Social Contagion , Social Network

Citation:

J.H. Fowler and N.A. Christakis, "Estimating Peer Effects on Health in Social Networks" Journal of Health Economics, 27(5): 1386-1391 (September 2008)

Social Networks and Health

2 | Social Contagion , Social Network

Citation:

K.P. Smith and N.A. Christakis, "Social Networks and Health" Annual Review of Sociology, 34: 405-429 (August 2008)

The Implications of Human Metabolic Network Topology for Disease Comorbidity

3 | Biological Network , PNAS , Disease Network

Citation:

D.S. Lee, J. Park, K.A. Kay, N.A. Christakis, Z.N. Oltvai, and A.L. Barabasi, "The Implications of Human Metabolic Network Topology for Disease Comorbidity" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(29): 9880-9885 (July 2008)

Bias and Asymmetric Loss in Expert Forecasts: A Study of Physician Prognostic Behavior with Respect to Patient Survival

5 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , Prognostication , Economics , Terminal Care

Citation:

M. Alexander and N.A. Christakis, "Bias and Asymmetric Loss in Expert Forecasts: A Study of Physician Prognostic Behavior with Respect to Patient Survival" Journal of Health Economics, 27(4): 1095-1108 (July 2008)

The Provision of Hospital Chaplaincy in the United States: A National Overview

1 | Health Services Research

Citation:

W. Cadge, J. Freese, and N.A. Christakis, "The Provision of Hospital Chaplaincy in the United States: A National Overview" Southern Medical Journal, 101(6): 626-630 (June 2008)