Current perspectives on the use of meditation to reduce blood pressure

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Goldstein, Carly M ^a,b   Josephson, Richard ^a,b,c   Xie, Susan ^d   Hughes, Joel W ^a,b,c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ZEN MEDITATION;

EID: 84868279950     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/578397     Document Type: Review

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