Effectiveness of a 12-week yoga program on physiopsychological parameters in patients with hypertension

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 329-335

  Sujatha, T ^a   Judie, A ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Heart rate; Hypertension; Stress; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PROGRAM EFFICACY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; YOGA;

EID: 84907876968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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