How effective is yoga? A concise overview of systematic reviews

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 274-279

  Ernst, Edzard ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bias; effectiveness; evidence; systematic review; yoga

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPILEPSY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOOD DISORDER; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; YOGA;

EID: 78649874548     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2010.01049.x     Document Type: Review

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