Effect of sahaja yoga meditation on quality of life, anxiety, and blood pressure control

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 589-596

  Chung, Sheng Chia ^a   Brooks, Maria M ^b   Rai, Madhur ^c   Balk, Judith L ^d   Rai, Sandeep ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c International Sahaja Yoga Health and Research Center   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and Hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOGA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOGA;

EID: 84864374112     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0038     Document Type: Article

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