Financial incentives for extended weight loss: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 621-626

  John, Leslie K ^a   Loewenstein, George ^a,b   Troxel, Andrea B ^b   Norton, Laurie ^b,c   Fassbender, Jennifer E ^b   Volpp, Kevin G ^b,c,d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral economics; behavioral medicine; obesity; psychology; randomized trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT; VETERAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; REWARD; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79958255388     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1628-y     Document Type: Article

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