Efficacy of abbreviated progressive muscle relaxation in a high-stress college sample

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-68

  Dolbier, Christyn L ^a   Rush, Taylor E ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; College students; Heart rate variability; Progressive muscle relaxation; Stress; Stress management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874531503     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027326     Document Type: Article

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