Coercive paternalism in health care: Against freedom of choice

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-245

  Conly, Sarah ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CARBONATE; TRANS FATTY ACID;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CALORIE; DECISION MAKING; FAST FOOD; FAT CONTENT; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; LAW; PATERNALISM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PORTION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890329843     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/pht025     Document Type: Review

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