Coping and heart disease.
This column reviews three studies on coping that provide nurses with a base for identifying individuals with particular coping needs and styles. The studies focus on Type A behavior and coping. Type A behavior and gender differences, and responses of spouses of patients with a first myocardial infarction.
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