Is promotion of physical activity a wise use of societal resources? Issues of cost-effectiveness and equity in health

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 304-312

  Hagberg, Lars Axel ^a,b   Lindholm, Lars ^b  

^a Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Equity in health; Exercise; Health economic; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 26444598496     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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