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Behavioral Medicine in the Occupational Setting

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Behavioral Approaches to Medicine

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Industry has recently become a site for intervention and research in behavioral medicine and is becoming recognized as a setting particularly conducive to work in this field. This chapter discusses the characteristics of the occupational setting that facilitate behavioral approaches to health, reviews relevant programs, and describes measurement issues and future directions for behavioral medicine in the work environment.

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    Margaret A. Chesney

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Chesney, M.A., Feuerstein, M. (1979). Behavioral Medicine in the Occupational Setting. In: McNamara, J.R. (eds) Behavioral Approaches to Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9122-1_10

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