Influence of intensive yoga training on physiological changes in 6 adult women: A case report

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-295

  Raju, P S ^a   Prasad, K V V ^a   Venkata, Ramana Y ^b   Murthy, K J R ^a   Reddy, M V ^a  

^a Govt Vemana Yoga Research Institute   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; YOGA;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOGA;

EID: 0031218195     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1997.3.291     Document Type: Article

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