Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss

John Cawley & Joshua A. Price
Published Date
Copyright 2011
ISBN 978-0-226-31009-1
Economic Aspects of Obesity
Book: Economic Aspects of Obesity
Book editors: Michael Grossman & Naci H. Mocan
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
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Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss
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Obesity rates in the U.S. have doubled since 1980. Given the medical, social, and financial costs of obesity, a large...

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