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Social network interventions for health behaviours and outcomes

A systematic review and meta-analysis

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ID23328176
AuthorsRuth F Hunter (0000-0001-7315-0382), K De La Haye (0000-0002-2536-7701), Jennifer Murray (0000-0003-0622-8631), Jennifer Badham (0000-0002-4171-3897), T W Valente (0000-0002-8824-5816), Mike Clarke (0000-0002-2926-7257), Frank Kee (0000-0002-0606-8167)
EditorsDong Roman Xu (0000-0001-7438-632X)
Year2019
Volume16
Issue9
Pagese1002890
Publication date2019-09-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLoS Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1549-1277 • E-ISSN: 1549-1676
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pmed.1002890
LanguageEN
Citations received104
References cited38
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