Yoga – a laborious way to well-being: patients’ experiences of yoga as a treatment for hypertension in primary care.
Objective:The aim of the study was to describe patients’ experience of yoga as a treatment for hypertension, as well as their experience of living with hypertension. Design:Qualitative interview study Method and materials:In 2013–2014, in southern Sweden, patients with hypertension from three health...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 360 - 369 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2017
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