Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 257891, 6 pages
doi:10.1093/ecam/nep117
Original Article

Utilization of 3-Month Yoga Program for Adults at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Kyeongra Yang,1 Lisa M. Bernardo,1 Susan M. Sereika,1 Molly B. Conroy,2 Judy Balk,2 and Lora E. Burke1

1School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
2School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

Received 11 March 2009; Accepted 8 July 2009

Copyright © 2011 Kyeongra Yang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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