A randomised controlled trial comparing the impact of yoga and physical education on the emotional and behavioural functioning of middle school children

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 148-155

  Haden, Sara C ^a   Daly, Leslie ^a   Hagins, Marshall ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; emotions; psychology; RCT; yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905985699     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: 20427166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fct.12130     Document Type: Article

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