Review ArticleClinical Review

Mind-Body Medicine: State of the Science, Implications for Practice

John A. Astin, Shauna L. Shapiro, David M. Eisenberg and Kelly L. Forys
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice March 2003, 16 (2) 131-147; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.2.131

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