Ebook: Behavioral Epidemiology and Disease Prevention

In the l~nited States and in Europe~ there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between individual behavior and disease. The American National Academy of Sciences (Hamberg, Elliott, and Parron, 1982)' through its Institutes of Medicine, has estimated that as many as 50 percent of chronic disease cases can be traced to individual behaviors such as smoking, diet, exercise, etc. Similar conclusions have been reached by a variety of European investigators and institutes. The World Health Organization has also expressed considerable interest in individual behavior in relation to the development of chronic disease. Thus, throughout the NATO countries there has been increased awareness of the relationship between behavior and disease. However, communication among investigators in different countries has been rather limited. Further, many different scientific disciplines including psychology, sociology, medicine, microbiology, statistics, and epidemiology have all developed new and different literatures in this field. One purpose of this book is to bring together contributions from scientists in each of these fields. Much of the variance in individual health behavior occurs across countries rather than within countries. Thus, we can learn much from comparing behavior-disease relationships across countries. To date, there have been few studies which have had an adequate international basis for these comparisons. Interest in behavioral epidemiology is a relatively recent phenomena. Thus, many scientists are entering the field without uniform background, experience, or training. This book discusses approaches common in a variety of NATO countries.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Reflections on Epidemiologic Methodology in the Study of Disease Etiology and Health Services....Pages 3-13
The Problem of Response Bias....Pages 15-30
Quantification of Health Outcomes for Policy Studies in Behavioral Epidemiology....Pages 31-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-56
Apolipoproteins, the Lipid Hypothesis, and Ischemic Heart Disease....Pages 57-65
Alcohol and Cardiovascular Mortality....Pages 67-90
The Pros and Cons of Economic Development....Pages 91-102
Regional Differences in Mortality in Belgium....Pages 103-120
Dietary Components and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality....Pages 121-134
The Rationale for Treatment of “Mild” Hypertension....Pages 135-159
Dietary Factors and Cancer....Pages 161-182
The Control of Diabetes....Pages 183-200
Medical Care Utilization and Self-Reported Health of Hypertensives — Results of the Munich Blood Pressure Study —....Pages 201-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Life Change, Social Support, Coping, and Health....Pages 219-236
Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness: Direct and Indirect Associations with Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality....Pages 237-269
Stress, Personality, Immunity, and Cancer: A Challenge for Psychosomatic Medicine....Pages 271-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Primary Prevention of Hypertension a Program with Adolescents....Pages 301-328
A Family-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Education....Pages 329-351
The Behavioral Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 353-383
The Community Studies of the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program....Pages 385-400
Exercise and Disease Prevention....Pages 401-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-450

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Reflections on Epidemiologic Methodology in the Study of Disease Etiology and Health Services....Pages 3-13
The Problem of Response Bias....Pages 15-30
Quantification of Health Outcomes for Policy Studies in Behavioral Epidemiology....Pages 31-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-56
Apolipoproteins, the Lipid Hypothesis, and Ischemic Heart Disease....Pages 57-65
Alcohol and Cardiovascular Mortality....Pages 67-90
The Pros and Cons of Economic Development....Pages 91-102
Regional Differences in Mortality in Belgium....Pages 103-120
Dietary Components and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality....Pages 121-134
The Rationale for Treatment of “Mild” Hypertension....Pages 135-159
Dietary Factors and Cancer....Pages 161-182
The Control of Diabetes....Pages 183-200
Medical Care Utilization and Self-Reported Health of Hypertensives — Results of the Munich Blood Pressure Study —....Pages 201-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Life Change, Social Support, Coping, and Health....Pages 219-236
Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness: Direct and Indirect Associations with Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality....Pages 237-269
Stress, Personality, Immunity, and Cancer: A Challenge for Psychosomatic Medicine....Pages 271-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Primary Prevention of Hypertension a Program with Adolescents....Pages 301-328
A Family-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Education....Pages 329-351
The Behavioral Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 353-383
The Community Studies of the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program....Pages 385-400
Exercise and Disease Prevention....Pages 401-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-450
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