All approaches to preventing or reversing effects of stress are not the same

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 297-299

  Orme Johnson, David W ^a,c   Walton, Kenneth G ^b  

^a Inst Sci Technol and Pub Plcy   (United States)

^b MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPNOSIS; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0032463138     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.5.297     Document Type: Review

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