Using meditation for less stress and better wellbeing. A seminar for GPs

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 454-458

  Manocha, Ramesh ^a   Gordon, Amy ^b   Black, Deborah ^c   Malhi, Gin ^d   Seidler, Raymond ^e  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Eastern Sydney Division of General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDITATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67449161747     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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