A controlled study of the effects of the transcendental meditation® program on cardiovascular reactivity and ambulatory blood pressure

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 15-28

  Wenneberg, Stig R ^a   Schneider, Robert H ^a   Walton, Kenneth G ^a   Maclean, Christopher R K ^a   Levitsky, Debra K ^a   Salerno, John W ^a   Wallace, R Keith ^a   Mandarino, Joseph V ^a   Rainforth, Maxwell V ^b   Waziri, Rafiq ^c  

^a Dept Physiological and Biol Sci ^*

^b MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; behavioral intervention; cardiovascular reactivity; Transcendental Meditation

Indexed keywords

EID: 8244250130     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459708988461     Document Type: Article

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