Effect of yoga on cardiovascular system in subjects above 40 years

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-206

  Bharshankar, Jyotsana R ^a   Bharshankar, Rajay N ^a   Deshpande, Vijaykumar N ^a   Kaore, Shoba B ^a   Gosavi, Geeta B ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing; Blood pressure; Pulse rate; Valsalva ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; YOGA;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VALSALVA MANEUVER; YOGA;

EID: 0037390689     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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