Efficacy of yoga in pregnant women with abnormal doppler study of umbilical and uterine arteries

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-17

  Narendran, Shamanthakamani ^a   Nagarathna, R ^a   Gunasheela, Sulochana ^a,b   Nagendra, H R ^a  

^a Division of Yoga and Life Sciences   (India)

^b GSMH   (India)

Author keywords

Complications of pregnancy; Pregnancy; Uteroplacental doppler velocimetry; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDITATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; YOGA;

EID: 22644447058     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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