Advantage of meditation over exercise in reducing cold and flu illness is related to improved function and quality of life.

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Published in Influenza Other Respir Viruses on November 21, 2012

Authors

Chidi N Obasi1, Roger Brown, Tola Ewers, Shari Barlow, Michele Gassman, Aleksandra Zgierska, Christopher L Coe, Bruce Barrett

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.Schools of Nursing, Medicine and Public Health - Research Design & Statistics Unit, University of Wisconsin-Madison.Harlow Center for Biological Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

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