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Commentary Regarding Johnson et al. (2017) “A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Secondary School Mindfulness Program for Early Adolescents: Do We Have the Recipe Right Yet?”

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  1. Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Central Clinical School, Level 4, 607 St Kilda Road, Prahan, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

    Neil W. Bailey

  2. Campus Community Division, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Richard Chambers

  3. Smiling Mind, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Addie Wootten

  4. Department of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Craig S. Hassed

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Bailey, N.W., Chambers, R., Wootten, A. et al. Commentary Regarding Johnson et al. (2017) “A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Secondary School Mindfulness Program for Early Adolescents: Do We Have the Recipe Right Yet?”. Mindfulness 9, 1668–1670 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-0936-x

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