The acute effects of yogic breathing exercises on craving and withdrawal symptoms in abstaining smokers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 875-882

  Shahab, Lion ^a   Sarkar, Bidyut K ^a   West, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craving; Smoking cessation intervention; Withdrawal symptoms; Yogic breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MOOD AND PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS SCALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VIDEORECORDING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YOGIC BREATHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873742289     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2876-9     Document Type: Article

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