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The first and last chapters of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, by the book's editor, use a systems model to emphasize the importance of nonmedical influences on coronary heart disease. These chapters serve as lonely bookends for the middle chapters, which take the traditional approach of screening and aggressive treatment for coronary heart disease risk factors. Each of these chapters winds up having to stand on its own, with varying success. The interesting topics that might link the ends with the middle -- such as the harmful effects of labeling or the benefits of being in control of one's risk factors
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