Financial incentives to promote smoking cessation: Evidence from 11 quit and win contests

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-51

  O'Connor, Richard ^a   Fix, Brian ^a   Celestino, Paula ^a   Carlin Menter, Shannon ^a   Hyland, Andrew ^a   Cummings, K Michael ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contests; Incentives; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REWARD; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 33644874388     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200601000-00010     Document Type: Article

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