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SUBMITTER: Lin S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6553705 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Suwen S Faust Louis L Robles-Granda Pablo P Kajdanowicz Tomasz T Chawla Nitesh V NV
PloS one 20190606 6
Social networks influence health-related behavior, such as obesity and smoking. While researchers have studied social networks as a driver for diffusion of influences and behavior, it is less understood how the structure or topology of the network, in itself, impacts an individual's health behavior and wellness state. In this paper, we investigate whether the structure or topology of a social network offers additional insight and predictability on an individual's health and wellness. We develop ...[more]