Are health nudges coercive?

Monash Bioethics Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 141-158

  Quigley, Muireann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural research; Coercion; Decision making; Health policy; Nudges

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

COERCION; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84922391557     PISSN: 13212753     EISSN: 18366716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40592-014-0008-5     Document Type: Article

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