Is tai chi an effective adjunct in cancer care? A systematic review of controlled clinical trials

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 597-601

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Pittler, Max H ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary therapies; Systematic review; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; SHOULDER JOINT; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447133046     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0221-3     Document Type: Review

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