The Effects of Yoga on Hypertensive Persons in Thailand

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 173-180

  McCaffrey, Ruth ^a   Ruknui, Pratum ^a   Hatthakit, Urai ^b   Kasetsomboon, Payao ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asana; Hypertension; Pranayama; Quasi experimental research; Stress; Yoga practice; Yoga program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OBESITY; PHILOSOPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THAILAND; TIME; YOGA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; YOGA;

EID: 26944474074     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200507000-00009     Document Type: Article

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