Meditation and psychosocial adaptation: An exploratory study

Current Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-223

  Lepuschitz, Judith K ^a   Hartman, Valerie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 21444440296     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02686878     Document Type: Article

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