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  • JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association

Financial Incentive Based Approaches for Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial

By: Kevin Volpp, Leslie K. John, Andrea Troxel, Laurie Norton, Jennifer Fassbender and George Loewenstein
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Keywords

Finance; Health; Motivation and Incentives

Citation

Volpp, Kevin, Leslie K. John, Andrea Troxel, Laurie Norton, Jennifer Fassbender, and George Loewenstein. "Financial Incentive Based Approaches for Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 300, no. 22 (December 10, 2008): 2631–2637.
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About The Author

Leslie K. John

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
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