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1West China School of Public Health/The Fourth Hospital of West China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu 610081, China International Institute of Spatial Lifecourse Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Abstract:
In recent years, the research focus on health-related behavior and chronic non-communicable diseases has shifted from the analysis on independent effects of multiple causes on a single outcome to the evaluation the complex relationships between multiple causes and multiple effects. Complex network theory, an important branch of system science, considers the relationships among factors in a network and can reveal how health-related behaviors interact with chronic diseases through a series of complex network models and indicators. This paper summarizes the definition and development of complex network theory and its commonly used models, indicators, and case studies in the field of health-related behavior and chronic disease to promote the application of complex network theory in the field of health and provide reference and tools for future research of the relationship between health-related behavior and chronic disease.
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