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Alternative Medicine

Yoga for Asthma? A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

Paul PosadzkiDepartment of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.Correspondence[email protected]
, Ph.D., M.sc., B.sc. &
Edzard ErnstDepartment of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
, M.D., Ph.D., F. Med. Sci., F.S.B., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. (Edin.)
Pages 632-639 | Published online: 31 May 2011

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