Characteristics of randomized controlled trials of yoga: A bibliometric analysis

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cramer, Holger ^a   Lauche, Romy ^a   Dobos, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Complementary therapies; Randomized controlled trials; Review; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIBLIOMETRICS; BREAST CANCER; BREATHING; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCOPUS; YOGA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; MALE; MEDITATION; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIBLIOMETRICS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908214451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-328     Document Type: Article

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