Effects of yoga interventions on fatigue: A meta-analysis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Boehm, Katja ^a   Ostermann, Thomas ^a   Milazzo, Stefania ^a   Büssing, Arndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIALYSIS; DISABILITY; EFFECT SIZE; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA;

EID: 84867030024     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/124703     Document Type: Review

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