Chao, Ariana M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5633-8973
Wadden, Thomas A.
Tronieri, Jena Shaw
Pearl, Rebecca L.
Alamuddin, Naji
Bakizada, Zayna M.
Pinkasavage, Emilie
Leonard, Sharon M.
Alfaris, Nasreen
Berkowitz, Robert I.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Nursing Research (T32NR007100)
Eisai Pharmaceuticals
HMR Weight Management Services Corp
Article History
Received: 13 November 2017
Accepted: 25 July 2018
First Online: 31 July 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Thomas A. Wadden reports receiving personal fees for serving on advisory boards for Novo Nordisk, and Weight Watchers and has received grant support on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania from Eisai Pharmaceutical and Novo Nordisk. Thomas A. Wadden and Ariana M. Chao have received grant support on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania from Shire Pharmaceuticals. Jena Shaw Tronieri discloses serving as a consultant for Novo Nordisk. Rebecca L. Pearl discloses serving as a consultant for Weight Watchers. Naji Alamuddin, Zayna M. Bakizada, Emilie Pinkasavage, Sharon M. Leonard, Nasreen Alfaris, Robert I. Berkowitz declare no conflicts of interest.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.