A randomized study of financial incentives to increase physical activity among sedentary older adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Brown, Derek S ^a   Brown, David R ^b   Buchner, David M ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Incentives; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; JOGGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 47949106330     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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