- Award ID(s):
- 2320678
- PAR ID:
- 10481784
- Publisher / Repository:
- Springer Nature
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Mindfulness
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 1868-8527
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1329 to 1345
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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