Exploring the basis for Tai Chi Chuan as a therapeutic exercise approach

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 886-892

  Wolf, Steven L ^a,c   Coogler, Carol ^b   Xu, Tingsen ^c  

^a Center for Rehabilitation Medicine   (United States)

^b Dept Rehab Med Balance Rehab L ^*

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; EXERCISE; HISTORY; HUMAN; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

EID: 0030858129     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90206-9     Document Type: Article

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