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Contents: Part I:Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Behavioral Medicine. K. Orth-Gomer, Concepts and Theories of Prevention: Reasons for Soliciting Behavioral Medicine Knowledge. S.M. Weiss, Principles of Behavioral Medicine: Implications for Prevention. Part II:Behavioral Epidemiology and Public Health in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. M. Marmot, A. Feeney, Socioeconomic Factors in CHD Prevention. S.L. Syme, Social Class and Cardiovascular Disease. L.F. Berkman, K. Orth-Gomer, Prevention of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality. Role of Social Relations. T. Theorell, The Demand-Control-Support Model for Studying Health in Relation to the Work Environment: An Interactive Model. J. Siegrist, Stressful Work, Self-Experience and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Part III:Biobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. N. Schneiderman, J.S. Skyler, Insulin Metabolism, Sympathetic Nervous System Regulation, and Coronary Heart Disease Prevention. A. Steptoe, Psychophysiological Processes in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. A. Appels, Personality Factors and Coronary Heart Disease. R.B. Williams, Coronary-Prone Behaviors, Hostility and Cardiovascular Health: Implications for Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions. M.A. Chesney, New Behavioral Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: Implications for Intervention. Part IV:Behavioral Intervention Models in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. G. Kok, H.J. Hospers, D-J. den Boer, H. de Vries, Health Education at the Individual Level. B. Oldenburg, P. Graham-Clarke, J. Shaw, S. Walker, Modification of Health Behavior and Lifestyle Mediated by Physicians. G. Burell, Behavioral Medicine Interventions in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. P. Puska, Community Interventions in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. M. O'Connor, Healthy Public Policy: Getting Governments Onside. Part V:Summary and Conclusions. N. Schneiderman, K. Orth-Gomer, Blending Traditions: A Concluding Perspective on Behavioral Medicine Approaches to Coronary Heart Disease Prevention.

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