Expanding the boundaries of health and social science [[electronic resource] ] : case studies in interdisciplinary innovation / / edited by Frank Kessel, Patricia L. Rosenfield, Norman B. Anderson

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Disciplina: 610/.72
• Soggetto topico: Medicine - Research; Interdisciplinary research; Public health - Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KesselFrank S RosenfieldPatricia L AndersonNorman B
• Note generali: "Organized by the Social Science Research Council in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Reserch"--P. facing t.p.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Approaching Interdisciplinary Research; PART I: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: THE SOCIAL WORLD AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DISEASE; PART II: MIND MATTERS: AFFECTIVE AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE; PART III: POSITIVE HEALTH: WHAT NOURISHES WHO FLOURISHES?; PART IV: IN SEARCH OF METHUSELAH: POPULATION PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH AND LONGEVITY; PART V: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV/AIDS; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Health psychology has a wide scope, encompassing all influences on behaviour from emotion to overcrowded living situations. This volume articulates both the benefits of interdisciplinary exchange and the best strategies for working together.
• Titolo autorizzato: Expanding the boundaries of health and social science
• ISBN: 1-280-50205-3; 9786610502059; 0-19-534838-9; 0-19-518639-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450358203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II