Yoga for anxiety: A systematic review of the research evidence

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 884-891

  Kirkwood, G ^b   Rampes, H ^c   Tuffrey, V ^a   Richardson, J ^d   Pilkington, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Council for Complementary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNET ENFIELD AND HARINGEY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSIS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 28444462157     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018069     Document Type: Review

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