Kinds and Dimensions of Mindfulness: Why it is Important to Distinguish Them

Mindfulness

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-160

  Dorjee, Dusana ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive neuroscience; Meditation; Mindfulness; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857780896     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-010-0016-3     Document Type: Review

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