Impact of integrated amrita meditation technique on adrenaline and cortisol levels in healthy volunteers

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vandana, Balakrishnan ^a   Vaidyanathan, Kannan ^a   Saraswathy, Lakshmiy Ammal ^a   Sundaram, Karimassery Ramaiyer ^a   Kumar, Harish ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTEGRATED AMRITA MEDITATION TECHNIQUE; MALE; MEDITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 79952230507     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/379645     Document Type: Article

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