Nudge-A new and better way to improve health?

Health Policy

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-203

  Vallgårda, Signild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Healthy choices; Liberalism; Nudging; Paternalism; Public health ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PATERNALISM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL WELFARE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FREEDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PATERNALISM;

EID: 84855603589     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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