Randomized clinical trial of yoga-based intervention in residents from elderly homes: Effects on cognitive function

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Hariprasad, V R ^a   Koparde, V ^a   Sivakumar, P T ^a   Varambally, S ^a   Thirthalli, J ^a   Varghese, M ^a   Basavaraddi, I V ^b   Gangadhar, B N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Morarji Desai Natl Inst for Yoga   (India)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; elderly; yoga

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROOP TEST; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; WORKING MEMORY; YOGA;

EID: 84883343200     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.116308     Document Type: Article

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