Yoga for veterans with chronic low-back pain

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1123-1129

  Groessl, Erik J ^a,b   Weingart, Kimberly R ^a   Aschbacher, Kirstin ^b   Pada, Laureen ^a   Baxi, Sunita ^a,b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN; YOGA;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOGA;

EID: 57349134483     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0020     Document Type: Article

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