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Educational Case Reports

A Peer-Support and Mindfulness Program to Improve the Mental Health of Medical Students

Fiona MoirDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marcus HenningCentre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Craig HassedDepartment of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Simon A. MoyesDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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C. Raina ElleyDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Pages 293-302 | Received 06 Aug 2015, Accepted 26 Jan 2016, Published online: 19 Apr 2016

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