{"product_id":"handbook-of-research-methods-in-cardiovascular-behavioral-medicine-9780306429606","title":"Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Neil Schneiderman | Stephen M. Weiss | Peter G. Kaufmann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cardiology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCardiovascular disease continues to be the number ioral medicine\" was developed and shaped into the one source of morbidity and mortality in our coun- following definition: try. Despite a 35% reduction since 1964, these Behavioral medicine is the interdisciplinary field con- diseases, particularly coronary heart disease cerned with the development and integration of behav- (CHD), claim nearly 1,000,000 lives each year in ioral and biomedical science knowledge and techniques the United States (Havlik \u0026amp; Feinleib, 1979). relevant to the understanding of health and illness and The Framingham study, among others, has iden- the application of this knowledge and these techniques to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. tified three major risk factors implicated in the de- (Schwartz \u0026amp; Weiss, 1978) velopment of CHD: smoking, elevated serum cho- lesterol, and high blood pressure (Castelli et at., This concept of \"biobehavioral\" collaboration 1986). Given that these factors account for less challenged scientists and clinicians of many disci- than 50% of the variance associated with CHD plines to consider how they might more effectively (Jenkins, 1976), it has become obvious that addi- develop diagnostic, treatment, and prevention tional risk factors must be identified if further pro- strategies by merging their perspectives to address gress is to be made in disease prevention and simultaneously, among others, behavioral, psy- control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47615201116311,"sku":"9780306429606","price":22035.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780306429606.webp?v=1775098746","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/handbook-of-research-methods-in-cardiovascular-behavioral-medicine-9780306429606","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}