Social networks and health

• Other Authors: Levy, Judith A., Pescosolido, Bernice A.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in medical sociology ; v. 8.
• Subjects: Social networks.; Social networks > Therapeutic use.; Health > Social aspects.; Patients > Social networks.; Social medicine.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849501521; 1849501521; 0762308818; 9780762308811
• ISSN: 1057-6290 ;
• DOI: 10.1016/S1057-6290(2002)8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 367 p.) : ill.

This volume is directed toward researchers and health professionals with an interest in the interstices of social networks and health. It consists of original papers that address critical themes in health-related social network research and disease prevention. The sections discuss the dynamics of so...