Impact of transcendental meditation on left ventricular mass in African American adolescents

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Barnes, Vernon A ^a   Kapuku, Gaston K ^a   Treiber, Frank A ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 84862270517     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/923153     Document Type: Article

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