Financial incentives for exercise adherence in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 658-667

  Mitchell, Marc S ^a   Goodman, Jack M ^a   Alter, David A ^a   John, Leslie K ^c   Oh, Paul I ^b   Pakosh, Maureen T ^b   Faulkner, Guy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EXERCISE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REWARD; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886069404     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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