A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1146-1151

  Cramer, Holger ^a   Haller, Heidemarie ^a   Lauche, Romy ^a   Steckhan, Nico ^b,c   Michalsen, Andreas ^b,c   Dobos, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Immanuel Hospital Berlin   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Review; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCOPUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; YOGA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECTS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84906980669     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpu078     Document Type: Review

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