The role of incentives in the improvement of health

Disease Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-67

  Safeer, Richard ^a  

^a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 42449094164     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2008.112726     Document Type: Short Survey

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