Tai Chi Chuan Exercises in Enhancing Bone Mineral Density in Active Seniors

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-86

  Lui, Pauline Po Yee ^a   Qin, Ling ^a   Chan, Kai Ming ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM;

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FALLING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAI CHI;

EID: 38149139351     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2007.09.002     Document Type: Review

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