Is obesity contagious?: social networks vs. environmental factors in the obesity epidemic
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- Cohen-Cole, Ethan & Fletcher, Jason M., 2008. "Is obesity contagious? Social networks vs. environmental factors in the obesity epidemic," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(5), pages 1382-1387, September.
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Obesity;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2008-04-29 (Health Economics)
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