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Review Article| Volume 37, ISSUE 1, P33-46, February 2011

Yoga for Arthritis: A Scoping Review

  • Steffany Haaz
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord, Center Tower, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224.
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    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • Susan J. Bartlett
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    Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Ontario, H3A 1A1 Canada

    Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord, Center Tower, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Published:December 03, 2010DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2010.11.001

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