Tai Chi exercise and muscle strength and endurance in older people

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages 20-29

  Xu, D ^a,b   Hong, Y ^a   Li, J ^a,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TAI CHI;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TAI JI;

EID: 49449085668     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000134281     Document Type: Article

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