Psychology of meditation and health: Present status and future directions

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-451

  Hussain, Dilwar ^a   Bhushan, Braj ^b  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Concentration; Health; Meditation; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957725625     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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