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Sexual networks and sexually transmitted infections: a tale of two cities.
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine - 1 Sept 2001
Jolly A M, Muth S Q, Wylie J L, Potterat J J
Abstract excerpt
Research on risk behaviors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has revealed that they seldom correspond with actual risk of infection. Core groups of people with high-risk behavior who form networks of people linked by sexual contact are essential for STI transmission, but have been overlooked in epidemiological studies. Social network analysis, a subdiscipline of sociology, provides both the methods and...
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