Large Trials Targeting Psychosocial Variables to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality

question 79

Multiple Choice

Large trials targeting psychosocial variables to reduce morbidity and mortality following cardiovascular disease have:

• A) been universally supportive.
• B) not been conducted.
• C) not been universally supportive.
• D) been impossible to undertake due to the large number of factors that would need to be accounted for.
• E) been in the progress with results unknown at this time.

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Definitions:

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Elderly Population

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Nursing Homes

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