Commitment devices: Using initiatives to change behavior

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 2065-2066

  Rogers, Todd ^a   Milkman, Katherine L ^b   Volpp, Kevin G ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEEDBACK; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84901640325     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.3485     Document Type: Short Survey

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