Tai Chi Chuan in the management of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages 173-181

  Klein, P ^a  

^a D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FALLING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TAI CHI; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TAI JI;

EID: 49449109478     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000134298     Document Type: Article

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