About the Authors
- Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Anita Ashok Kumar
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Scott Kahan
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Affiliations Department of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Pavan Kumar Irukulla
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Lawrence Jay Cheskin
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* E-mail: lcheskin@jhsph.edu
Affiliations Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
We have the following interests. Lawrence Jay Cheskin serves as a consultant and stockholder for Medifast, Inc. and Vivus, Inc. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GPSS AAK SK PKI LJC. Performed the experiments: GPSS AAK SK PKI LJC. Analyzed the data: GPSS AAK PKI LJC. Wrote the manuscript: GPSS AAK SK PKI LJC. Authors involved in screening tool analysis: GPSS AAK PKI. Physicians involved in the care of study patients: SK LJC.