Sustained Benefit of Mindfulness-Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction (MBTSR) in Adults with Chronic Tinnitus: a Pilot Study

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1232-1234

  Gans, Jennifer J ^a   Cole, Michael A ^b   Greenberg, Benjamin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c American School of Professional Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84941195939     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0403-x     Document Type: Letter

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