Public commitment as a motivator for weight loss

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Nyer, Prashanth U ^a   Dellande, Stephanie ^b  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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EID: 77952058465     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20316     Document Type: Article

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