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4 Weighing the Options
Pages 91-93

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... In this overview, an individual decides to go with one of a number of options and, as a result, experiences a specific outcome (see Figure 4-l)
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... Is the program safe and sound for me? Criterion 3: Outcomes of the Program Person Are the benefits I am likely to achieve from the program worth the effort and cost?
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... WEIGHING THE OPTIONS Individual ) CRITERION 1 Match between program and consumer FIGURE 4-2 93 Conceptual overview in choosing and undertaking an obesity-treatment program.
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