Effects of Qigong on immune cells

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 327-335

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b   Huh, Hwa Jeong ^a   Jeong, Seong Min ^a   Lee, Hye Sook ^d   Ryu, Hoon ^a   Park, Jae Hwang ^c   Chung, Hun Taeg ^a   Woo, Won Hong ^b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang Health Science University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immune Cell; Qi therapy; Qi training; Qigong

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; BREATHING EXERCISE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BREATHING EXERCISES; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MONOCYTES;

EID: 0041818413     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001016     Document Type: Article

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