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Rajni Goyal1, Hem Lata2, Lily Walia3

  • 1Department of Physiology, Gain Sagar Medical College, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India.

International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research
|August 22, 2014
PubMed
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Keywords:
Myocardial oxygen demandpranayamarate pressure productstress

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