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What factors have affected (and will continue to affect) the growth of health psychology?

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100 words of notes and one reference briefly summarize where the field has been in general and which influences might propel it forward into the future.

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Research seems to suggest that various factors have affected (and will continue to affect) the growth of health psychology overall. Historically, this field of research and practice formally developed 30 years ago "but it was ...

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