Controlled evaluation of thermal biofeedback in treatment of elevated blood pressure in unmedicated mild hypertension

Biofeedback and Self-Regulation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-190

  Blanchard, Edward B ^a   Eisele, George ^a   Vollmer, Alisa ^a   Payne, Annette ^a   Gordon, Michael ^a   Cornish, Peter ^a   Gilmore, Linda ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Booster treatment in follow up; Essential hypertension; Thermal biofeedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030159109     PISSN: 03633586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02284694     Document Type: Article

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