Incentives, health promotion and equality

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-283

  Voigt, Kristin ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAID; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REIMBURSEMENT; REWARD; SOCIAL STATUS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863789977     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133110000277     Document Type: Article

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