Mindfulness-based elder care: Communicating mindfulness to frail elders and their caregivers

Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 431-445

  Bee, Lucia Mc ^a  

^a Mindfulness Based Elder Care ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84892072675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09593-6_24     Document Type: Chapter

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