Out-of-body experiences and physical body activity and posture: Responses from a survey conducted in Scotland

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-165

  Zingrone, Nancy L ^a   Alvarado, Carlos S ^a   Cardeña, Etzel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altered states of consciousness; Body posture; Out of body experiences; Physical movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76949088685     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181cc0d6d     Document Type: Article

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