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  1. Department of Health Economics and Epidemiology Research, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, 113-0033, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Dr. Misato Takada

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    Marc D. Gellman

  2. Cardiovascular Safety, Quintiles, Durham, NC, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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Takada, M. (2013). Operant Conditioning. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_418

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