Social networks and health [electronic resource] : models, methods, and applications / Thomas W. Valente. Valente, Thomas W. Social networks Health aspects. Health behavior. RA418 362.1 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Providing a comprehensive introduction to how social networks influence health behaviours, this book enables researchers to understand how network data are collected and processed; and how to calculate appropriate metrics and models used to understand network influences on health behaviour. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 277 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195301014.001.0001 eng