The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 199-209 , March 2010

The Effects of Brief Mindfulness Meditation Training on Experimentally Induced Pain

Received 6 October 2008 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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 Supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation (award number SES–0552160).

PII: S1526-5900(09)00691-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.015

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 199-209 , March 2010

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