The influence of intense Tai Chi training on physical performance and hemodynamic outcomes in transitionally frail, older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-189

  Wolf, Steven L ^a   O'Grady, Michael ^a   Easley, Kirk A ^b   Guo, Ying ^b   Kressig, Reto W ^c   Kutner, Michael ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI; WELLBEING;

EID: 33644673653     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.2.184     Document Type: Article

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