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Stress, Behavior Patterns, and Coronary Disease

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Assessment and Modification of Emotional Behavior

Part of the book series: Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect ((ASCA,volume 6))

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Coronary heart disease is a clinical disorder that results from damage to the coronary arteries, the latter being called coronary artery disease or atherosclerosis (Friedberg, 1966); a nontechnical term for it is hardening of the arteries. Myocardial infarction is one of the most common forms of clinical coronary disease.

Reprinted from American Scientist, 1977, 65(2), pp. 177–187. Copyright © 1977 by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America, Incorporated. Reprinted by permission of author and publisher.

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Glass, D.C. (1980). Stress, Behavior Patterns, and Coronary Disease. In: Blankstein, K.R., Pliner, P., Polivy, J. (eds) Assessment and Modification of Emotional Behavior. Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3782-9_9

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