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Nan Lin

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  1220
Citations -  65601

Nan Lin is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 105, co-authored 687 publications receiving 54545 citations. Previous affiliations of Nan Lin include University of Michigan & Fujian Medical University.

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Social Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action

TL;DR: Theories of capital capture social relations through social relations as discussed by the authors, where resources, hierarchy, networks, and homophily are considered as the structural foundations of social capital, and social capital and status attainment as the rational basis for social change.
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Building a Network Theory of Social Capital

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of social capital as discussed in the literature, identifies controversies and debates, considers some critical issues, and provides conceptual and research strategies for building a theory.
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Using Pedometers to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health: A Systematic Review

TL;DR: The results suggest that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and significant decreases in body mass index and blood pressure.
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Social networks and status attainment

TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the development of the research enterprise known as the social resources theory, which formulated and tested a number of propositions concerning the relationships between embedded resources in social networks and socioeconomic attainment.