What do we mean by ‘friend’? an inductive study

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Fischer, Claude S.·1982·Social Networks

DOI 10.1016/0378-8733(82)90004-1

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Authors: Fischer, C. S.
Venue: Social Networks
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1982-01
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Pages: 287-306
ISSN: 0378-8733 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8733(82)90004-1
OpenAlex: W1995530806
Cited by: 339
References: 0
FWCI: 6.97
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green

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