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The science of weight controllability: Implications and future directions for weight at work research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2024

Erin C. Standen Open the ORCID record for Erin C. Standen [Opens in a new window]  and
Traci Mann
Erin C. Standen*
Affiliation:
Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Traci Mann
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Corresponding author: Erin C. Standen; Email standen.erin@mayo.edu
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , March 2024 , pp. 106 - 110
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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