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Why Are Researchers Not Interested in Studying Individual Mindfulness-Based Interventions?

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This work received funding from the following organizations: Dutch Diabetes Association, Fonds van het Hart, and University of Groningen.

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    Maya J. Schroevers & Joke Fleer

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Schroevers, M.J., Fleer, J. Why Are Researchers Not Interested in Studying Individual Mindfulness-Based Interventions?. Mindfulness 10, 2476–2478 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01209-4

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