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DietBet: A Web-Based Program that Uses Social Gaming and Financial Incentives to Promote Weight Loss
BACKGROUND: Web-based commercial weight loss programs are increasing in popularity. Despite their significant public health potential, there is limited research on the effectiveness of such programs. OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to examine weight losses produced by DietBet and explore w...
Autores principales: | Leahey, Tricia, Rosen, Jamie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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JMIR Publications Inc.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25658966 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/games.2987 |
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