In a Study of Type a Heart Attack Survivors,Meyer Friedman

question 153

Multiple Choice

In a study of Type A heart attack survivors,Meyer Friedman and his colleagues found that the most effective technique for preventing recurrent heart attacks was

• A) the Innovation Time Off program.
• B) pain-control medication.
• C) relaxation training.
• D) biofeedback.

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