Effects of Qi-training (Qigong) on forearm blood gas concentrations

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1503-1510

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Ryu, Hoon ^b   Song, Jeho ^c   Moon, Sun Rock ^a,d  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Namseoul University   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood gas; Meditation; Oxygen; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDITATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; QIGONG; TRAINING;

ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING EXERCISES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE;

EID: 7044223007     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450490476129     Document Type: Article

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