Using behavioral economics to promote physical activity

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-291

  Zimmerman, Frederick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Economics; Fitness; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EXPERIMENTATION; HABIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CALIFORNIA; EXERCISE; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349995828     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.07.008     Document Type: Review

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