Health impacts of yoga and pranayama: A state-of-the-art review

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 444-458

  Sengupta, Pallav ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Hypertension; Pranayama; Stress; Yoga

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOPULOMONARY EFFICIENCY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOOD CHANGE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRANAYAMA; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS MANAGEMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; YOGA;

EID: 84864066191     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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