The efficacy of a comprehensive lifestyle modification programme based on yoga in the management of bronchial asthma: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vempati, Ramaprabhu ^a   Bijlani, Ramesh ^a,b   Deepak, Kishore Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Sri Aurobindo Ashram   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 EPIPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINALYSIS; VITAL CAPACITY; YOGA; HOSPITALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; LUNG; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DINOPROST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA;

EID: 69849087761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-9-37     Document Type: Article

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