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Published on in Vol 7, No 11 (2020): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23825, first published .
Testing the Efficacy of a Multicomponent, Self-Guided, Smartphone-Based Meditation App: Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial

Testing the Efficacy of a Multicomponent, Self-Guided, Smartphone-Based Meditation App: Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial

Testing the Efficacy of a Multicomponent, Self-Guided, Smartphone-Based Meditation App: Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Simon B Goldberg1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Theodore Imhoff-Smith1 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniel M Bolt3 Author Orcid Image ;   Christine D Wilson-Mendenhall1 Author Orcid Image ;   Cortland J Dahl1, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Richard J Davidson1, 5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Melissa A Rosenkranz1, 6 Author Orcid Image
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