Qigong Practice: A Pathway to Health and Healing

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-116

  McCaffrey, Ruth ^a   Fowler, Nancy L ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tai Chi and Qigong in Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Qigong; T'ai Chi

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREATHING EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

BREATHING EXERCISES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038362626     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200303000-00006     Document Type: Article

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