Yoga may mitigate decreases in high school grades

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Butzer, Bethany ^a   Van Over, Max ^b   Noggle Taylor, Jessica J ^a   Khalsa, Sat Bir S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SPORT; WARMING; YOGA;

EID: 84940434528     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/259814     Document Type: Article

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