Comparison of regular aerobic and yoga on the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Hassanpour Dehkordi, Ali ^a   Jivad, Nahid ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercises; Multiple sclerosis (MS); Quality of life; Yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967162508     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: 22516840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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