Nudges at the Dentist

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Nudges at the Dentist. / Altmann, Steffen; Traxler, Christian.

In: European Economic Review, Vol. 72, 01.11.2014, p. 19-38.

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Altmann, S & Traxler, C 2014, 'Nudges at the Dentist', European Economic Review, vol. 72, pp. 19-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.07.007

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Altmann, S., & Traxler, C. (2014). Nudges at the Dentist. European Economic Review, 72, 19-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.07.007

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Altmann S, Traxler C. Nudges at the Dentist. European Economic Review. 2014 Nov 1;72:19-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.07.007

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Altmann, Steffen ; Traxler, Christian. / Nudges at the Dentist. In: European Economic Review. 2014 ; Vol. 72. pp. 19-38.

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