The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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This article, which describes the person-to-person spread of obesity as a potential contributing factor in the U.S. obesity epidemic, analyzes a densely interconnected social network, using repeated assessments performed from 1971 to 2003 as part of the Framingham Heart Study. Social-network phenomena seem relevant to obesity, which appears to spre...
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The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70755224
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70755224
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMsa066082
