The cost-effectiveness of a theory-based online health behaviour intervention for new university students: An economic evaluation

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kruger, Jen ^a   Brennan, Alan ^a   Strong, Mark ^a   Thomas, Chloe ^a   Norman, Paul ^b   Epton, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic evaluation; Economic model; Exercise; Fruit and vegetables; Health behaviour; Smoking; Students; University; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907968394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1011     Document Type: Article

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