Commentary on the Cochrane Review of Tai Chi for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-277

  Yeh, Gloria Y ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXERCISE; FALLING; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MASSAGE; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANGE OF MOTION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOM; TAI CHI;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TAI JI;

EID: 46049102978     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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