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Definition and Assessment of Coronary-Prone Behavior

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Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine

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Any consideration of assessment issues regarding coronary-prone behavior must begin with a review and evaluation of the evidence that certain psychological/behavioral constructs are “coronary-prone,” i. e., that certain psychological/behavioral characteristics are associated with and/or predictive of such manifestations of coronary heart disease (CHD) as myocardial infarction, cardiac death, angina, and coronary atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease, CAD). On the basis of such evidence it will be possible to draw conclusions regarding the best available means of assessing coronary-prone characteristics, as well as what further research is needed to improve our ability to assess such characteristics.

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Dembroski, T.M., Williams, R.B. (1989). Definition and Assessment of Coronary-Prone Behavior. In: Schneiderman, N., Weiss, S.M., Kaufmann, P.G. (eds) Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0906-0_35

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