Tai chi for cardiovascular disease and its risk factors: A systematic review [1]

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1974-1975

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Pittler, Max H ^a   Taylor Piliae, Ruth E ^b   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMBASE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LETTER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAI CHI;

EID: 34548426082     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32828cc8cd     Document Type: Letter

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