Alternate-Nostril Yoga Breathing Reduced Blood Pressure While Increasing Performance in a Vigilance Test
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Alternate-Nostril Yoga Breathing Reduced Blood Pressure While Increasing Performance in a Vigilance Test
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Science Monitor Basic Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2325-4416
DOI: 10.12659/msmbr.906502