Effects of transcendental meditation on symptoms and electrocardiographic changes in patients with cardiac syndrome X

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 653-655

  Cunningham, Charles ^a,b   Brown, Sue ^b,c   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^d  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c St George’s Hospital Medical School ^*

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYNDROME X;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034149506     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00828-0     Document Type: Article

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