RT Journal
A1 Borg S
T1 Social networks and health: Models, methods, and applications
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD March 21
VO 307
IS 11
SP 1203
OP 1203
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.309
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.309
AB 
The study of social networks is only just now emerging. I can recall only a minor discussion in freshman biology about biological systems and social network theory. What I learned from that elementary discussion on bees and ants was that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Certainly the typical high school experience is an in vivo study of social networks, in which popularity is often the goal. What most high school students do not realize is that influence is a more potent tool than mere popularity. It is safe to say there is much to learn about the complexity of social networks. Social Networks and Health explores the current concepts behind social networks and how peer relationships influence another person's behavior above and beyond his or her own inclination.