Heart rate variability in mind-body interventions

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue , 2016, Pages A1-A2

  Ma, Yan ^a   McCraty, Rollin ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Institute of HeartMath   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; QIGONG; STATIC LUNG VOLUME; TAI CHI; TIDAL VOLUME; YOGA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIND-BODY THERAPIES;

EID: 84969498008     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.05.003     Document Type: Editorial

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