The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation: A Meta-Analysis

Mindfulness

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-189

  Eberth, Juliane ^a   Sedlmeier, Peter ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

MBSR; Meditation; Meta analysis; Mindfulness; Nonclinical population

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865739850     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0101-x     Document Type: Review

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