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Homelessness (39) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (761) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1330) Mindfulness and Meditation (266) Homeless Youth (18)

Published on in Vol 7, No 9 (2020): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18244, first published .
Virtual Reality Meditation Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility

Virtual Reality Meditation Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility

Virtual Reality Meditation Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility

Authors of this article:

Laura Johnson Chavez1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kelly Kelleher1 Author Orcid Image ;   Natasha Slesnick2 Author Orcid Image ;   Eugene Holowacz2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ellison Luthy2 Author Orcid Image ;   Laura Moore3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jodi Ford3 Author Orcid Image
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Books/Policy Documents

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