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The Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Primary Care: A Meta-Analytic Review

Marcelo M.P. Demarzo, Jesús Montero-Marin, Pim Cuijpers, Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Kamal R. Mahtani, Akke Vellinga, Caterina Vicens, Yolanda López-del-Hoyo and Javier García-Campayo
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2015, 13 (6) 573-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1863
Marcelo M.P. Demarzo
1Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), “Mente Aberta” - Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion, Department of Preventive Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Jesús Montero-Marin
2Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
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Pim Cuijpers
3VU University Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo
4Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain
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Kamal R. Mahtani
5Oxford University, Department of Primary Care, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Akke Vellinga
6National University of Ireland, Galway, Department of Primary Care, Galway, Ireland
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Caterina Vicens
7Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (redIAPP), Primary Care, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Yolanda López-del-Hoyo
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Javier García-Campayo
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Marcelo M.P. Demarzo, Jesús Montero-Marin, Pim Cuijpers, Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Kamal R. Mahtani, Akke Vellinga, Caterina Vicens, Yolanda López-del-Hoyo, Javier García-Campayo
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