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Behavioral Epidemiology and Disease Prevention (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
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Behavioral Epidemiology and Disease Prevention (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
Series: NATO Science Series A:, 84
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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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