Use of Mindfulness Meditation in the Management of Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 176-184

  Rajguru, Parth ^a   Kolber, Morey J ^b   Garcia, Ashley N ^c   Smith, Matthew T ^d   Patel, Chetan K ^d   Hanney, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Centura Health Physician Group   (United States)

^d FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; complementary and alternative medicine; meditation; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930241888     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827614522580     Document Type: Article

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