Effect of body mass index and gender on the cardiovascular and mental response to yoga

Biomedical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 499-505

  Herur, Anita ^a   Kolagi, Sanjeev ^a   Chinagudi, Surekharani ^a  

^a S NIJALINGAPPA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular diseases; Gender; Mental status; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; YOGA;

EID: 80053977571     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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