Impact of Transcendental Meditation® on cardiovascular function at rest and during acute stress in adolescents with high normal blood pressure

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 597-605

  Barnes, Vernon A ^a   Treiber, Frank A ^a   Davis, Harry ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Stress pressure; Transcendental Meditation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEAL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REST; RISK; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDITATION;

EID: 0035152588     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00261-6     Document Type: Article

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