The effect of meditation on physical and mental health in junior college students: A quasi-experimental study

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-269

  Yang, Ke Ping ^a   Su, Whei Ming ^b   Huang, Chen Kuan ^a,c  

^a CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^c CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Junior college students; Meditation; Physical and mental health; Quasi experimental research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77449131064     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNR.0b013e3181c17f77     Document Type: Article

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