Are incentive schemes effective in changing young people's behaviour? A systematic review

Health Education Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-205

  Kavanagh, Josephine ^a   Oakley, Ann ^a   Harden, Angela ^d   Trouton, Alex ^b   Powell, Chloe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Southwark PCT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviour change; health promotion; incentives; systematic review; young people

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINLAND; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCENTIVE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959403084     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910375878     Document Type: Review

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