Yoga training improves quality of life in women with asthma

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 749-755

  Bidwell, Amy J ^a   Yazel, Beth ^b   Davin, David ^b   Fairchild, Timothy J ^a,c   Kanaley, Jill A ^a,d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine   (United States)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; TIDAL VOLUME; YOGA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING EXERCISES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MEDITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOGA;

EID: 84865229894     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0079     Document Type: Article

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