To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism

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To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism. / Ploug, T.; Holm, S.; Brodersen, J.

In: Journal of Community Health, Vol. 66, No. 12, 05.07.2012, p. 1193-1196.

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Ploug, T, Holm, S & Brodersen, J 2012, 'To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism', Journal of Community Health, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 1193-1196. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201194

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Ploug, T., Holm, S., & Brodersen, J. (2012). To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism. Journal of Community Health, 66(12), 1193-1196. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201194

Vancouver

Ploug T, Holm S, Brodersen J. To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism. Journal of Community Health. 2012 Jul 5;66(12):1193-1196. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201194

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Ploug, T. ; Holm, S. ; Brodersen, J. / To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism. In: Journal of Community Health. 2012 ; Vol. 66, No. 12. pp. 1193-1196.

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