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. 2012 Dec;62(605):664-6.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X659466.

Making health habitual: the psychology of 'habit-formation' and general practice

Benjamin Gardner  1 , Phillippa Lally, Jane Wardle
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Making health habitual: the psychology of 'habit-formation' and general practice

Benjamin Gardner et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2012 Dec.
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