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Preliminary Evidence Regarding the Hypothesis that the Sex Ratio at Sexual Maturity May Affect Longevity in Men

9 | China , Evolutionary Biology , NAC Favorite , LIMC , Inequality , India , Global Health , Geographic Effects , Marriage

Citation:

L. Jin, F. Elwert, J. Freese, and N.A. Christakis, "Preliminary Evidence Regarding the Hypothesis that the Sex Ratio at Sexual Maturity May Affect Longevity in Men" Demography, 47(3): 579- 586 (August 2010)

Cooperative Behavior Cascades in Human Social Networks (PNAS, 2010)

8 | Cooperation , Experiment , Contagion Intervention , NAC Favorite , PNAS , Social Contagion , Social Network , Marriage

Citation:

James H. Fowler and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Cooperative Behavior Cascades in Human Social Networks" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(12): 5334-5338 (March 2010)

Model of Genetic Variation in Human Social Networks

10 | NAC Favorite , Genetics , Twin Study , Social Network , Behavior Genetics , Egocentric Network , Evolutionary Biology , Friendship , Methodology , PNAS

Citation:

J.H. Fowler, C.T. Dawes, and N.A. Christakis, "Model of Genetic Variation in Human Social Networks" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(6): 1720-1724 (February 2009)

Dynamic Spread of Happiness in a Large Social Network: Longitudinal Analysis Over 20 Years in the Framingham Heart Study

6 | Emotion , NAC Favorite , Social Contagion , Social Network , Happiness , Sociocentric Network

Citation:

J.H. Fowler and N.A. Christakis, "Dynamic Spread of Happiness in a Large Social Network: Longitudinal Analysis Over 20 Years in the Framingham Heart Study" British Medical Journal, 337: a2338 (December 2008); doi:10.1136/bmj.a2338

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)

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 Collective Dynamics of Smoking in a Large Social Network

8 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , NEJM , Social Contagion , Social Determinants , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Smoking

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, "The Collective Dynamics of Smoking in a Large Social Network" New England Journal of Medicine, 358(21): 2249-2258 (May 2008); doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa0706154

The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network Over 32 Years (NEJM, 2007)

8 | Methodology , NEJM , NAC Favorite , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Obesity , Social Determinants

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, "The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network Over 32 Years" New England Journal of Medicine, 357(4): 370-379 (July 2007); doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa066082

Widowhood and Race

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

Citation:

F. Elwert and N.A. Christakis, "Widowhood and Race" ASR: American Sociological Review, 71(1): 16-41 (February 2006)

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