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Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students: A pilot study

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Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students: A pilot study. / Butzer, Bethany; Day, Danielle; Potts, Adam et al.
In: Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 1, 01.01.2015, p. 41-49.

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Butzer, B, Day, D, Potts, A, Coulombe, S, Ryan, C, Davies, B, Weidknecht, K, Ebert, M, Flynn, L & Khalsa, SB 2015, 'Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students: A pilot study', Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587214557695

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Butzer, B., Day, D., Potts, A., Coulombe, S., Ryan, C., Davies, B., Weidknecht, K., Ebert, M., Flynn, L., & Khalsa, S. B. (2015). Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students: A pilot study. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 20(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587214557695

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Butzer B, Day D, Potts A, Coulombe S, Ryan C, Davies B et al. Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students: A pilot study. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015 Jan 1;20(1):41-49. Epub 2014 Nov 19. doi: 10.1177/2156587214557695

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Butzer, Bethany ; Day, Danielle ; Potts, Adam et al. / Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students : A pilot study. In: Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 41-49.

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