General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 183-192 , July 2001

Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health-related quality of life in a heterogeneous patient population

  • Diane K Reibel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-215-955-1376; fax: +1-215-503-0414
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  • Jeffrey M Greeson, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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  • George C Brainard, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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  • Steven Rosenzweig, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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☆ This study was supported in part by the Advanta Corporation, Goldsmith-Greenfield Foundation, and Jefferson Medical College.

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General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 183-192 , July 2001

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