Commentary on the AHRQ report on research on meditation practices in health

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1215-1221

  Orme Johnson, David W ^a,b  

^a MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; TAI CHI; YOGA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BREATHING EXERCISES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TAI JI; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; YOGA;

EID: 58149263126     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0464     Document Type: Note

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