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ERIC Number: EJ291100
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Yoga as a Preventive Health Care Program for White and Black Elders: An Exploratory Study.
Haber, David
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v17 n3 p169-76 1983
Evaluated a 10-week yoga program with 61 White and 45 low-income Black elders and a control group. Results showed White elders attended class regularly, practiced daily, improved psychological well-being, and lowered their blood pressure level. Black elders attended regularly but did not practice or improve well-being. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Gerontology, Health Activities, Health Education, Older Adults, Physical Activities, Prevention, Racial Differences, Well Being
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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