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Health care workers’ experiences of mindfulness training: a qualitative review

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Health care workers’ experiences of mindfulness training: a qualitative review. / Morgan, Peter; Simpson, Jane; Smith, Alistair.
In: Mindfulness, Vol. 6, No. 4, 08.2015, p. 744-758.

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Morgan P, Simpson J, Smith A. Health care workers’ experiences of mindfulness training: a qualitative review. Mindfulness. 2015 Aug;6(4):744-758. Epub 2014 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s12671-014-0313-3

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Morgan, Peter ; Simpson, Jane ; Smith, Alistair. / Health care workers’ experiences of mindfulness training : a qualitative review. In: Mindfulness. 2015 ; Vol. 6, No. 4. pp. 744-758.

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