Impact of yoga on blood pressure and quality of life in patients with hypertension - a controlled trial in primary care, matched for systolic blood pressure

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Wolff, Moa ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a,b   Larsson Lönn, Sara ^a   Midlöv, Patrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Hypertension; Primary health care; Quality of life; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84890116872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-111     Document Type: Article

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