Performance on psychomotor tasks following two yoga-based relaxation techniques

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 563-576

  Subramanya, Pailoor ^a   Telles, Shirley ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Patanjali Yogpeeth ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELAXATION TRAINING; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELAXATION THERAPY; YOGA;

EID: 75549084311     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.109.2.563-576     Document Type: Article

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