Are network-based interventions a useful antiobesity strategy? An application of simulation models for causal inference in epidemiology.

Recent research suggests that social networks may present an avenue for intervention against obesity. By using a simulation model in which artificial individuals were nested in a social network, we assessed whether interventions targeting highly networked individuals could help reduce population obe...

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Main Authors: El-Sayed, A, Seemann, L, Scarborough, P, Galea, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013