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Food insecurity, social networks and symptoms of depression among men and women in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional, population-based study

5 | LMIC , Mental Health , Uganda , Social Network , Global Health

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J. M. Perkins, V. N. Nyakato, B. Kakuhikire, A. C. Tsai, S. V. Subramanian, D. R. Bangsberg, and N. A. Christakis, “Food insecurity, social networks and symptoms of depression among men and women in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional, population-based study,” Public Health Nutrition, 21(5), 838–848 (Oct 2019) DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017002154

Social Network Correlates of IPV Acceptance in Rural Honduras and Rural Uganda

9 | Honduras , Uganda , Social Network , LMIC , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , Sociocentric Network , Global Health , Trellis Software , Violence

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H.B. Shakya, J. M. Perkins, M. Traeger, A. C. Tsai, D. R. Bangsberg, B. Kakuhikire, and N. A. Christakis, “Social Network Correlates of IPV Acceptance in Rural Honduras and Rural Uganda,” SSM Population Health, 236-243. (Feb 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.02.001

Actual Versus Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Rural Uganda

5 | AIDS , Uganda , Social Determinants , LMIC , Global Health

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J.M. Perkins, V.N. Nyakato, B. Kakuhikire, P.K. Mbabazi, H.W. Perkins, A.C. Tsai, S.V. Subramanian, N.A. Christakis, and D.R. Bangsberg, "Actual Versus Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Rural Uganda" AIDS and Behavior, (February 2017) doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1691-z

Patient-Sharing Networks of Physicians and Healthcare Utilization and Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries

3 | Physician Network , Health Services Research , Sociocentric Network

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B. E. Landon, N. L. Keating, J. Onnela, A. M. Zaslavsky, N. A. Christakis, and A.J. O'Malley, “Patient-Sharing Networks of Physicians and Healthcare Utilization and Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries,” JAMA Internal Medicine, 178: 66-73 (Jan 2018) DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5034

The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer

4 | Cancer , Physician Network , Social Contagion , Health Services Research

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C.E. Pollack, P.R. Soulos, J. Herrin, X. Xu, N.A. Christakis, H.P. Forman, J.B. Yu, B.K. Killelea, S.Y. Wang, C.P. Gross, "The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer" Journal of National Cancer Institute, March 2017) DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw330

Spread of Pathogens in the Patient Transfer Network of US Hospitals

4 | Institutional Network , Infectious Disease , Health Services Research , Sociocentric Network

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J. Gracia, J. Onnela, M. Barnett, V.M. Eguíluz, and N. A. Christakis, “Spread of Pathogens in the Patient Transfer Network of US Hospitals,” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, in: Lee D., Lin YR., Osgood N., Thomson R. (eds) Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling. SBP-BRiMS 2017. vol 10354 (Jun 2017) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60240-0_33

Influence of Patient Transfer Network of US Inpatient Facilities on the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections

4 | Institutional Network , Infectious Disease , Health Services Research , Sociocentric Network

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J. Gracia, J. Onnela, M. Barnett, V.M. Eguíluz, and N. A. Christakis, “Influence of Patient Transfer Network of US Inpatient Facilities on the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections,” Scientific Reports, 7: 2930 (Jun 2017) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02245-7

Locally Noisy Autonomous Agents Improve Global Human Coordination in Network Experiments (Nature, 2017)

13 | Methodology , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Biological Network , Behavior Genetics , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Bots , NAC Favorite , Nature , Breadboard Software , Experiment , Hybrid Systems , Public Goods

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H. Shirado and N.A. Christakis, "Locally Noisy Autonomous Agents Improve Global Human Coordination in Network Experiments" Nature, 545, 370–374 (18 May 2017) doi:10.1038/nature22332

Dueling Biological and Social Contagions

7 | Social Contagion , NAC Favorite , Social Network , Epidemic Disease , Infectious Disease , Vaccination , Sociocentric Network

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F. Fu, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Dueling Biological and Social Contagions" Scientific Reports, (March 2017); 7: 43643 DOI: 10.1038/srep43634

Exploiting Social Influence to Magnify Population-Level Behavior Change in Maternal and Child Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Network Targeting Algorithms in Rural Honduras

11 | Methodology , Trellis Software , RCT , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Experiment , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , Honduras , Global Health , Contagion Intervention , Network Targeting

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H.B. Shakya, D. Stafford, D.A. Hughes, T. Keegan, R. Negron, J. Broome, M. McKnight, E. Nicoll, J.A. Nelson, E. Iriarte, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Exploiting Social Influence to Magnify Population-Level Behavior Change in Maternal and Child Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Network Targeting Algorithms in Rural Honduras" BMJ Open, (2017) 7(3), p.e012996.