Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as an Intervention for Cancer patients

Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 239-261

  Speca, Michael ^a,b   Carlson, Linda E ^a,b   MacKenzie, Michael J ^b   Angen, Maureen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 42149187319     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088519-0/50012-5     Document Type: Chapter

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