Randomized controlled trial in advance stage breast cancer patients for the effectiveness on stress marker and pain through Sudarshan Kriya and Pranayam

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 180-185

  Kumar, Neeta ^a   Bhatnagar, Sushma ^b   Velpandian, T ^c   Patnaik, Santosh ^c   Menon, Geetha ^a   Mehta, Manju ^c   Kashyap, Komal ^b   Singh, Vishwajeet ^a   Surajpal, ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Pain; Pranayam; Stress; Sudarshan kriya; Yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889762739     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.121537     Document Type: Article

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