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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1601 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Prof. Alan M. Delamater

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  1. Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Marc D. Gellman

  2. Cardiovascular Safety, Quintiles, Durham, NC, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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Delamater, A.M. (2013). Transcendental Meditation. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_779

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