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Social network targeting to maximise population behaviour change: a cluster randomised controlled trial

11 | RCT , NAC Favorite , Contagion Intervention , Honduras , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Experiment , Global Health , Trellis Software , Network Targeting

Citation:

D.A. Kim, A.R. Hwong, D. Stafford, D.A. Hughes, A.J. O’Malley, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Social network targeting to maximise population behaviour change: a cluster randomised controlled trial" The Lancet, Published online May 5, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60095-2

Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI

6 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , PNAS , Genetics , Behavior Genetics , Health Services Research

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J.N. Rosenquist, S.F. Lehrer, A.J. O’Malley, A.M. Zaslavsky, J.W. Smoller, and N.A. Christakis, "Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(2): 354–359 (January 2015) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1411893111

Social Network Predictors of Latrine Ownership in India

5 | Social Network , India , LIMC , Global Health , Social Determinants

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H.B. Shakya, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Social Network Predictors of Latrine Ownership in India" Social Science and Medicine, 125:129-38 (January, 2015) doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.009. Epub 2014 Mar 12

Social networks and health: a systematic review of sociocentric network studies in low- and middle-income countries

7 | Systematic Review , LIMC , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Global Health , Methodology , Friendship

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Perkins JM, Subramanian SV, Christakis NA. Social networks and health: a systematic review of sociocentric network studies in low- and middle-income countries. Soc Sci Med. 2015 Jan;125:60-78. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.08.019. Epub 2014 Aug 19. PMID: 25442969; PMCID: PMC5690563.

Static Network Structure Can Stabilize Human Cooperation

9 | NAC Favorite , PNAS , Cooperation , Connection Intervention , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Breadboard Software , Experiment , Public Goods

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D.G. Rand, M. Nowak, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Static Network Structure Can Stabilize Human Cooperation" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (48): 17093-17098 (December, 2014) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1400406111

Estimating Peer Effects in Longitudinal Dyadic Data Using Instrumental Variables

3 | Genetics , Methodology , Social Contagion

Citation:

A.J. O’Malley, F. Elwert, J.N. Rosenquist, A.M. Zaslavsky, and N.A. Christakis, "Estimating Peer Effects in Longitudinal Dyadic Data Using Instrumental Variables" Biometrics, 70: 506-515 (April, 2014) doi: 10.1111/biom.12172

Friendship and Natural Selection (PNAS, 2014)

6 | Evolutionary Biology , Friendship , Genetics , NAC Favorite , PNAS , Social Network

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N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, "Friendship and Natural Selection" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (Supplement 3): 10796-10801 (July, 2014) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1400825111

Individual and Spousal Unemployment as Predictors of Smoking and Drinking Behavior

3 | Smoking , Social Determinants , Marriage

Citation:

M. Arcaya, M.M. Glymour, N.A. Christakis, I. Kawachi, and S.V. Subramanian, "Individual and Spousal Unemployment as Predictors of Smoking and Drinking Behavior" Social Science and Medicine, 110: 89-95 (June, 2014) doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.034

Effects of Proximate Foreclosed Properties on Individuals’ Systolic Blood Pressure in Massachusetts, 1987-2008

2 | Cardiovascular Disease , Geographic Effects

Citation:

M. Arcaya, M.M. Glymour, P. Chakrabarti, N.A. Christakis, I. Kawachi, and S.V. Subramanian, "Effects of Proximate Foreclosed Properties on Individuals’ Systolic Blood Pressure in Massachusetts, 1987-2008" Circulation, 129(22): 2262-2268 (June, 2014) doi: 10.1161/CIRCULA TIONAHA.113.006205

Evolutionary Origin of the Endowment Effect: Evidence from Hunter-Gatherers

5 | Evolutionary Biology , Indigenous Social Network , Economics , NAC Favorite , Tanzania

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C.L. Apicella, E.M. Azevedo, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Evolutionary Origin of the Endowment Effect: Evidence from Hunter-Gatherers" American Economic Review, 104(6): 1793-1805 (2014); 10.1257/aer.104.6.1793