LIFESTYLE PECULIARITIES OF YOGA PRACTITIONERS AND NON-PRACTITIONERS
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عنوان ژورنال: Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2538-8347,2351-6496
DOI: 10.33607/bjshs.v3i98.95