Impact of a rewards-based incentive program on promoting fruit and vegetable purchases

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 166-172

  Phipps, Etienne J ^a   Braitman, Leonard E ^b   Stites, Shana D ^a   Singletary, S Brook ^a   Wallace, Samantha L ^a   Hunt, Lacy ^b   Axelrod, Saul ^d   Glanz, Karen ^e   Uplinger, Nadine ^c  

^a Einstein Healthcare Network   (United States)

^b Inovio Pharmaceuticals Research and Development   (United States)

^c Gutman Diabetes Institute   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84921846853     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301752     Document Type: Article

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