Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a Stress Management Intervention for Cancer Care: A Systematic Review

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 348-360

  Rush, Sarah E ^a   Sharma, Manoj ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; cancer; mind body interventions; mindfulness based stress reduction; stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER PATIENT; CINAHL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MINDFULNESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85014723996     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587216661467     Document Type: Review

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