Integrating educational, environmental, and behavioral economic strategies may improve the effectiveness of obesity interventions

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-68

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Lee, Katherine ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change theory; Behavioral economics; Food environment; Food policy; Food store interventions; Nutrition education; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874127539     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps044     Document Type: Article

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