Role of naturopathy and yoga treatment in the management of hypertension

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-12

  Murthy, S N ^a   Rao, N S N ^a   Nandkumar, Babina ^a   Kadam, Avinash ^a  

^a INYS Medical Research Society   (India)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Naturopathy; Non pharmacological therapy; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LIPID;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; NATUROPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 78650176659     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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