Arterial blood pressure and cardiovascular responses to yoga practice

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-45

  Miles, Steven C ^a   Chou, Chun Chung ^a   Lin, Hsin Fu ^a   Hunter, Stacy D ^a   Dhindsa, Mandeep ^a   Nualnim, Nantinee ^a   Tanaka, Hirofumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; YOGA;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOGA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874428054     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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