Effects of Pranayam breathing on respiratory pressures and sympathovagal balance of patients with chronic airflow limitation and in control subjects

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-229

  Jaju, Deepali S ^a   Dikshit, Mohan B ^b   Balaji, Jothi ^a   George, Jyoji ^a   Rizvi, Syed ^b   Al Rawas, Omar ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Autonomic Nervous System; COPD; Pranayam Exercise; Respiratory Pressures; VAS

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957959539     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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