Tai Chi exercise and the improvement of health and well-being in older adults

Medicine and Sport Science

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages 155-165

  Yau, M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAI CHI;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAI JI;

EID: 49449114364     PISSN: 02545020     EISSN: 16622812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000134296     Document Type: Review

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