Yoga as an Alternative and Complementary Approach for Stress Management: A Systematic Review

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-67

  Sharma, Manoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; mind body interventions; stress; yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; HUMAN; MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STRESS; YOGA;

ANXIETY; MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS; STRESS; YOGA;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; YOGA;

EID: 84890940466     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587213503344     Document Type: Article

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