Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 109-110 , August 2009

Social Networks Research and Challenges to Causal Inference

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00207-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 109-110 , August 2009

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