The effects of aerobic exercise and T'ai Chi on blood pressure in older people: Results of a randomized trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-284

  Young, Deborah Rohm ^a,c   Appel, Lawrence J ^a   Jee, SunHa ^b   Miller III, Edgar R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Clinical trial; Elderly; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032940774     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02989.x     Document Type: Article

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