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Social networks, risk-potential networks, health, and disease

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    Samuel R. Friedman

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

    Sevgi Aral

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Friedman, S.R., Aral, S. Social networks, risk-potential networks, health, and disease. J Urban Health 78, 411–418 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1093/jurban/78.3.411

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