Flotation restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST) as a stress-management tool: A meta-analysis

Psychology and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 405-412

  Van Dierendonck, Dirk ^a,c   Nijenhuis, Jan T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flotation REST; Stress management; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444445997     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440412331337093     Document Type: Article

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