The behavioral economics of health and health care

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 431-447

  Rice, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Health economics; Health policy; Incentives

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; OBESITY; ORGAN DONOR; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84875422567     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: 15452093     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114353     Document Type: Review

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