Effect of yoga and meditation on mild to moderate essential hypertensives

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-26

  Deepa, T ^a   Sethu, Gowri ^a   Thirrunavukkarasu, N ^b  

^a SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti hypertensive drugs; Blood pressure; Essential hypertension; Yoga nidra

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDITATION; PATIENT CODING; YOGA;

EID: 84857592081     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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