Time as a limited resource: Communication Strategy in Mobile Phone Networks

@article{Miritello2013TimeAA,
  title={Time as a limited resource: Communication Strategy in Mobile Phone Networks},
  author={Giovanna Miritello and Esteban Moro Egido and Rub{\'e}n Lara and Roc{\'i}o Mart{\'i}nez-L{\'o}pez and Sam George Bradley Roberts and Robin I. M. Dunbar},
  journal={Soc. Networks},
  year={2013},
  volume={35},
  pages={89-95}
}
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