Therapeutic potential of yoga practices in modifying cardiovascular risk profile in middle aged men and women

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 633-640

  Damodaran, A ^a   Malathi, A ^b   Patil, N ^b   Shah, N ^b   Suryavanshi, ^b   Marathe, S ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b LTMM Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; YOGA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOGA;

EID: 0036560407     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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