TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Behavioral Economics and Health
A1  - Volpp, Kevin G.
A1  - Loewenstein, George
A1  - Asch, David A.
A2  - Jameson, J. Larry
A2  - Fauci, Anthony S.
A2  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A2  - Hauser, Stephen L.
A2  - Longo, Dan L.
A2  - Loscalzo, Joseph
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
AB  - Tobacco  use,  physical  inactivity,  unhealthy  diet,  excessive  alcohol  use,  and  other  individual  behaviors  are  estimated  to  underlie  40%  of  premature  mortality  in  the  United  States.  Approximately  75%  of  the  $3  trillion  currently  spent  on  health  care  in  the  United  States  is  attributable  to  cancer,  heart  disease,  type  2  diabetes,  and  obesity,  and  each  of  these  conditions  is  strongly  influenced  by  behavior.  Nearly  one-half  of  patients  prescribed  medications  to  lower  their  cholesterol  within  1  year  following  myocardial  infarction  stop  taking  these  drugs—even  when  they  are  provided  free  of  charge.  Despite  great  advances  in  the  science  and  technology  of  health  care,  a  large  gap  separates  theoretically  achievable  goals  in  health  and  health  care  from  what  individuals  and  populations  actually  reach.  Human  behavior  is  both  a  major  contributor  to  health  problems  and  a  barrier  to  the  successful  implementation  of  solutions  to  address  them.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156564847
ER  -