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Comment
. 2016 Oct 18;165(8):599.
doi: 10.7326/L16-0281.

Framing Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Adults

Jeremiah Weinstock  1 , Nancy M Petry  1
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Framing Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Adults

Jeremiah Weinstock et al. Ann Intern Med. .
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