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Yoga for Substance Use: A Systematic Review

Namrata Walia, Jennifer Matas, Acara Turner, Sandra Gonzalez and Roger Zoorob
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2021, 34 (5) 964-973; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210175
Namrata Walia
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (NW, JM, SG, RZ); West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV (AT).
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Jennifer Matas
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (NW, JM, SG, RZ); West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV (AT).
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Acara Turner
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (NW, JM, SG, RZ); West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV (AT).
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Sandra Gonzalez
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (NW, JM, SG, RZ); West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV (AT).
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Roger Zoorob
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (NW, JM, SG, RZ); West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV (AT).
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Namrata Walia, Jennifer Matas, Acara Turner, Sandra Gonzalez, Roger Zoorob
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 964-973; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210175

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