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02865cam a2200373 a 4500 001 6637343A752F11DFB2EB549E8BBC9EB7 003 SILO 005 20100611030012 008 091231s2010 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2009054362 020 $a 0195301013 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780195301014 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)491926984 040 $a DNLM/DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d IWO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a RA418 $b .V35 2010 082 00 $a 362.1 $2 22 100 1 $a Valente, Thomas W. 245 1 $a Social networks and health : $b models, methods, and applications / $c Thomas W. Valente. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2010. 300 $a xiv, 277 p. : $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 505 0 $a Models -- Introduction -- History -- Methods -- Ego- and personal-network effects -- Measures -- Centrality -- Groups -- Positions -- Network-level measures -- Applications -- Exponential random graph models, P, and actor oriented models -- Diffusion and innovations -- Network interventions -- Summary. 520 $a "Relationships and the pattern of relationships have a large and varied influence on both individual and group action. The fundamental distinction of social network analysis research is that relationships are of paramount importance in explaining behavior. Because of this, social network analysis offers many exciting tools and techniques for research and practice in a wide variety of medical and public health situations including organizational improvements, understanding risk behaviors, coordinating coalitions, and the delivery of health care services. This book provides an introduction to the major theories, methods, models, and findings of social network analysis research and application. In three sections, it presents a comprehensive overview of the topic; first in a survey of its historical and theoretical foundations, then in practical descriptions of the variety of methods currently in use, and finally in a discussion of its specific applications for behavior change in a public health context. Throughout, the text has been kept clear, concise, and comprehensible, with short mathematical formulas for some key indicators or concepts. Researchers and students alike will find it an invaluable resource for understanding and implementing social network analysis in their own practice"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Social networks $x Health aspects. 650 0 $a Health behavior. 650 12 $a Health Behavior. 650 12 $a Social Support. 650 22 $a Health Status. 650 22 $a Models, Psychological. 941 $a 1 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20110903013226.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6637343A752F11DFB2EB549E8BBC9EB7 994 $a 02 $b IWOInitiate Another SILO Locator Search