Effect of yogic package on rheumatoid arthritis

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-335

  Singh, Vijay Kumar ^a   Bhandari, R B ^b   Rana, Budhi Bal ^c  

^a Dev Sanskriti University   (India)

^b Research Coordinator   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Yogic package (YP)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE RATE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RIGIDITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; YOGA;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOGA;

EID: 84857353530     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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