Tai Chi improves pain and functional status in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages 218-229

  Wang, C ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TAI CHI;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TAI JI;

EID: 49449109479     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000134302     Document Type: Article

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