Lessons learned from a mindfulness-based intervention with chronically ill youth

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-158

  Lagor, Anne F ^a   Williams, Dahra Jackson ^a   Lerner, Jennifer Block ^a,b   McClure, Kelly S ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Mindfulness; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017356169     PISSN: 21694826     EISSN: 21694834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000015     Document Type: Article

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