Engagement in mindfulness practices by U.S. Adults: Sociodemographic barriers

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 100-102

  Olano, Henry A ^a   Kachan, Diana ^a   Tannenbaum, Stacey L ^b   Mehta, Ashwin ^b   Annane, Debra ^b   Lee, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG; TAI CHI; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOGA; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; QIGONG; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAI JI; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOGA;

EID: 84923096538     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2014.0269     Document Type: Article

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