Use of a mindfulness application to promote students’ mental well-being during COVID-19-era
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Avita Rath MDS
Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia
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Avita Rath, MDS, Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, No. 9 Jalan Teknologi PJU5, Kota Damansara, Selangor 47810, Malaysia.
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Search for more papers by this authorMelissa Wong LZ BDS
Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorNicholas Wong JX
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorRob Brockman Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Avita Rath MDS
Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia
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Avita Rath, MDS, Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, No. 9 Jalan Teknologi PJU5, Kota Damansara, Selangor 47810, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMelissa Wong LZ BDS
Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorNicholas Wong JX
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorRob Brockman Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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