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Habitual worrying and benefits of mindfulness. / Verplanken, Bas; Fisher, Naomi Ruth.
In: Mindfulness, Vol. 5, No. 5, 10.2014, p. 566-573.

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Verplanken, B & Fisher, NR 2014, 'Habitual worrying and benefits of mindfulness', Mindfulness, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 566-573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0211-0

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Verplanken, B., & Fisher, N. R. (2014). Habitual worrying and benefits of mindfulness. Mindfulness, 5(5), 566-573. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0211-0

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Verplanken B, Fisher NR. Habitual worrying and benefits of mindfulness. Mindfulness. 2014 Oct;5(5):566-573. Epub 2013 Apr 11. doi: 10.1007/s12671-013-0211-0

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Verplanken, Bas ; Fisher, Naomi Ruth. / Habitual worrying and benefits of mindfulness. In: Mindfulness. 2014 ; Vol. 5, No. 5. pp. 566-573.

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