| View Larger Image | Chronic Physical Disorders: Behavioral Medicine's Perspective (The Blackwell Series in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine) | Paperbackby Alan Christensen (Editor), Michael Antoni (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | | Page Count: | 312 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 21, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 1,152,177st |
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Univ. of Iowa. Text discusses why the biopsychosocial perspective is crucial to reducing the tremendous personal and societal burden of chronic disease. Focuses on specific chronic disorders with reviews of the biomedical aspects. Softcover, hardcover also available. |
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