Qigong: Where did it come from? Where does it fit in science? What are the advances?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-353

  Shinnick, Phillip ^a  

^a Research Institute of Global Physiology Behavior and Treatment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; MEDITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHINA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); QI; RESEARCH DESIGN; TAI JI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744491542     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.351     Document Type: Editorial

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