Buddhist and Western perspectives on suffering, stress, and coping

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-357

  Tyson, Paul D ^a   Pongruengphant, Rana ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Coping strategy; Meditation; Stress; Suffering

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548238836     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-006-9104-z     Document Type: Article

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