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Social support and cardiovascular disease /

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In this groundbreaking work, distinguished contributors explore the myriad relationships between networks of social support and the development, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals with cardiovascular disease. Chapters span the range from conceptual to methodological issues, and take into a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shumaker, Sally A., Czajkowski, Susan M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1994]
Series:Plenum series in behavioral psychophysiology and medicine.
Subjects:
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Social aspects.
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Psychological aspects.
Cardiovascular Diseases > epidemiology.
Cardiovascular Diseases > etiology.
Cardiovascular Diseases > rehabilitation.
Social Environment.
Appareil cardiovasculaire > Maladies > Aspect social.
Appareil cardiovasculaire > Maladies > Aspect psychologique.
Hart- en vaatziekten.
Sociale steun.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to cardiovascular disease / Dennis M. Davidson
  • Conceptualization and methods in social support theory and research as related to cardiovascular disease / Toni C. Antonucci and Ernest H. Johnson
  • Assessment of social support / Barbara R. Sarason and Irwin G. Sarason
  • Measures of health outcome in social support research / Robert M. Kaplan
  • International epidemiological evidence for a relationship between social support and cardiovascular disease / Kristina Orth-Gomér
  • A critical evaluation of U.S. epidemiological evidence and ethnic variation / Helen P. Hazuda
  • Social support in the work environment and cardiovascular disease / Jeffrey V. Johnson and Ellen M. Hall
  • Cross-cultural differences and social influences in social support and cardiovascular disease / William W. Dressler.
  • Social support and coronary heart disease : underlying psychological and biological mechanisms / Sheldon Cohen, Jay R. Kaplan, and Stephen B. Manuck
  • Social influences on the development of cardiovascular risk during childhood and adolescence / Carol K. Whalen and Wendy Kliewer
  • The role of social support in the modification of risk factors for cardiovascular disease / Terrence L. Amick and Judith K. Ockene
  • Social support and the progression and treatment of cardiovascular disease / Larry Gorkin ... [et al.]
  • Social support and adjustment to myocardial infarction, angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass surgery / Kathleen Ell and Christine Dunkel-Schetter
  • Cardiac rehabilitation : the role of social support in recovery and compliance / Kathleen Dracup.