Effects of hatha yoga on well-being in healthy adults in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 829-837

  Hadi, Ne ^a   Hadi, Na ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING; YOGA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN HEALTH; YOGA;

EID: 34848905598     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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