Adults with cardiovascular disease who help others: a prospective study of health outcomes.
Little is known about the health impact of helping behaviors among individuals with high-risk chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Using a nationally representative, longitudinal survey, we examined the subsequent health of adults with CVD (n = 4,491) who spent time providing non-p...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 199 - 212 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2013
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