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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore, India, supported this work. We are grateful to Dr H. R. Nagendra and Dr R. Nagarathna for their help in developing the yoga program and in revising the manuscript, and also to the scientists involved in investigations on sputum culture and microscopy carried out at the National Tuberculosis Institute, Bangalore, India. We acknowledge Dr G. Visweswaraiah, Dr V.Visweswaraiah and Dr Sophia Vijay for reading the radiographic films and Mr Ravi for his dedication while conducting the yoga and breath awareness sessions.
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