An Examination of the Possibility of Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation for Pregnant Women: A Preliminary Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Stress Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1225-665X,2234-1668
DOI: 10.17547/kjsr.2017.25.2.145