Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation and exercise for the prevention of acute respiratory infection: Possible mechanisms of action

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zgierska, Aleksandra ^a   Obasi, Chidi N ^a   Brown, Roger ^b   Ewers, Tola ^a   Muller, Daniel ^c   Gassman, Michele ^a   Barlow, Shari ^a   Barrett, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MEDITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84886456802     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/952716     Document Type: Article

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