Estimating peer effects on health in social networks: a response to Cohen-Cole and Fletcher; and Trogdon, Nonnemaker, and Pais.

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Published in J Health Econ on August 09, 2008

Authors

J H Fowler1, N A Christakis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego, USA.

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