The association between individual time preferences and health maintenance habits

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-112

  Bradford, W David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Health behaviors; Smoking status; Time preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75949130906     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X09342276     Document Type: Article

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