Behavioral economics: Merging psychology and economics for lifestyle interventions

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-189

  Thorgeirsson, Tryggvi ^a,b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; THEORY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84872458637     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.10.008     Document Type: Review

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