Financial incentives for healthy behavior: Ethical safeguards for behavioral economics

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 659-665

  Lunze, Karsten ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA;

COERCION; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84877888869     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.01.035     Document Type: Review

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