Effects of Tai Chi and resistance training on cardiovascular risk factors in elderly Chinese subjects: A 12-month longitudinal, randomized, controlled intervention study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 663-669

  Thomas, G Neil ^a,c   Hong, Athena W L ^b   Tomlinson, Brian ^b   Lau, Edith ^b   Lam, Chris W K ^b   Sanderson, John E ^b   Woo, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAI CHI;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; TAI JI;

EID: 28844433266     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02398.x     Document Type: Article

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