Zen meditation: An integration of current evidence

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-592

  Chiesa, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA BASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MEDLINE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSICIAN; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; THERAPY EFFECT; THETA RHYTHM;

COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDITATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67149102546     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0416     Document Type: Article

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