Willingness to pay for health improvements of physical activity on prescription

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-159

  Romé, Åsa ^a   Ekdahl, Charlotte ^a   Gard, Gunvor ^a   Persson, Ulf ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health promotion; inactivity; physical activity on prescription; randomized controlled trial; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SWEDEN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SWEDEN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77949330199     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809357099     Document Type: Article

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