No improvement in a pilot study of tai chi exercise in rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 507-509

  Uhlig, T ^a   Larsson, C ^a   Hjorth, A G ^a   Odegard S ^a   Kvien, T K ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT; TAI CHI; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TAI JI;

EID: 14144256730     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.022483     Document Type: Article

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