Clinical effect of Qigong practice on essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-37

  Guo, Xinfeng ^a   Zhou, Bin ^b   Nishimura, Tsutomu ^b   Teramukai, Satoshi ^b   Fukushima, Masanori ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING EXERCISES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38749097413     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7213     Document Type: Article

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