An exploration of the effects of Tibetan yoga on patients’ psychological well-being and experience of lymphoma: An experimental embedded mixed methods study

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 31-54

  Leal, Isabel ^a   Engebretson, Joan ^b   Cohen, Lorenzo ^a   Fernandez Esquer, Maria Eugenia ^c   Lopez, Gabriel ^a   Wangyal, Tenzin ^d   Chaoul, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Ligmincha Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Experimental embedded design; Integrative medicine; Psychological quality of life; Tibetan yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017902254     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689816645005     Document Type: Article

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