The Effect of Yoga on Stress Anxiety and Depression among Turkish Adults A preliminary study

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2015-01-01

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Mehrtash, Shabnam
Koçak, Mehmet Settar
Hürmeriç Altunsöz, Irmak

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S. Mehrtash, M. S. Koçak, and I. Hürmeriç Altunsöz, “The Effect of Yoga on Stress Anxiety and Depression among Turkish Adults A preliminary study,” Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, pp. 39–49, 2015, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/75395.