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Stress Management and Behavior: From Cardiac Patient to Worksite Intervention

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In this period of my life I feel very tired, I cannot sleep well, I have difficulties in concentrating and getting by my job with enough attention… and what is worrying me most is that I feel that there is something wrong with my heart…. Sometimes, especially at night as soon as I go to bed, it starts beating faster and faster… sometimes I perceive an alteration in the rhythm of the heart beat….two beats very close and then a short pause….

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Lucini, D., Pagani, M. (2011). Stress Management and Behavior: From Cardiac Patient to Worksite Intervention. In: Hjemdahl, P., Steptoe, A., Rosengren, A. (eds) Stress and Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-419-5_17

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