Improving ethical review of research involving incentives for health promotion

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  London, Alex John ^a   Borasky, David A ^b   Bhan, Anant ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Bioethics and Global Health   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REIMBURSEMENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 84858961303     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001193     Document Type: Article

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