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Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI

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

Citation:

S. Tannenbaum, P. R. Soulos, J. Herrin, C. E. Pollack, X. Xu, N. A. Christakis, H. P. Forman, J. B. Yu, B. K. Killelea, S. Y. Wang, and C. P. Gross, “Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI,” Cancer Medicine, 7(12): 5901-5909 (Dec 2018) DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1821

Exposure, Hazard, and Survival Analysis of Diffusion on Social Networks

2 | Methodology , Social Contagion

Citation:

Wu J, Crawford FW, Kim DA, Stafford D, Christakis NA. Exposure, hazard, and survival analysis of diffusion on social networks. Stat Med. 2018 Jul 30;37(17):2561-2585. doi: 10.1002/sim.7658. Epub 2018 Apr 29. PMID: 29707798; PMCID: PMC6933552.

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

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

Citation:

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

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

Desire for Weight Loss, Weight-Related Social Contact, and Body Mass Outcomes

3 | Egocentric Network , Obesity , Social Contagion

Citation:

M.A. Andersson and N.A. Christakis, "Desire for Weight Loss, Weight-Related Social Contact, and Body Mass Outcomes" Obesity, 24(7): 1434-1437 (July 2016) doi: 10.1002/oby.21512

Polio vaccine hesitancy in the networks and neighborhoods of Malegaon, India

8 | India , Vaccination , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Social Contagion , LMIC , Geographic Effects , Global Health

Citation:

J.P. Onnela, B.E. Landon, A.L. Kahn, D. Ahmed, H. Verma, A.J. O'Malley, S. Bahl, R.W. Sutter, N.A. Christakis, "Polio vaccine hesitancy in the networks and neighborhoods of Malegaon, India" Social Science & Medicine, 153: 99-106 (February 2016) doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.01.024

Inequality and Visibility of Wealth in Experimental Social Networks (Nature, 2015)

11 | Cooperation , Inequality , NAC Favorite , Nature , Economics , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Breadboard Software , Experiment , Public Goods

Citation:

A. Nishi, H. Shirado, D.G. Rand, and N.A. Christakis, "Inequality and Visibility of Wealth in Experimental Social Networks" Nature, Published online 09 September 2015. doi:10.1038/nature15392

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

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

Association Between Social Network Communities and Health Behavior: An Observational Sociocentric Network Study of Latrine Adoption in Rural India

6 | LMIC , Global Health , India , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network

Citation:

H. Shakya, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Association Between Social Network Communities and Health Behavior: An Observational Sociocentric Network Study of Latrine Adoption in Rural India" American Journal of Public Health, 104(5): 903-907 (May, 2014) doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301811

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