Effect of Yoga Program on Quality of Life in Adolescent Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Control Trial

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-383

  Nidhi, Ram ^a   Padmalatha, Venkatram ^a   Nagarathna, Raghuram ^a   Amritanshu, Ram ^a  

^a S VYASA University   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent PCOS; PCOSQ; Yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881030071     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-012-9191-9     Document Type: Article

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