A Theoretically Grounded Systematic Review of Material Incentives for Weight Loss: Implications for Interventions
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- 21 August 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 44 (3) , 375-388
Abstract
Background. Providing material incentives for weight loss is a class of intervention strategies that has received considerable attention; however, theKeywords
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