The effects of mind-body therapies on the immune system: Meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Morgan, Nani ^a   Irwin, Michael R ^b   Chung, Mei ^a   Wang, Chenchen ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRUS ANTIBODY; IL6 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELL COUNT; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDITATION; META ANALYSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; YOGA; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MEDLINE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; VIRUS DISEASES;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MEDLINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TAI JI; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84903782120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100903     Document Type: Article

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