Impact of yoga on haemodynamic function in healthy medical students

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-152

  Parshad, O ^a   Richards, A ^a   Asnani, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Haemodynamics; Healthy adults; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOGA;

EID: 84857883872     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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