The New York Times Readers' Opinions About Paying People to Take Their Medicine

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 725-731

  Park, James D ^a   Metlay, Jessica ^b   Asch, Jeremy M ^c   Asch, David A ^a,d  

^a Div of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic disease management; health policy; health promotion; media; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; REWARD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MOTIVATION; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC OPINION; REWARD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871360774     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198111428645     Document Type: Article

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