Effect of T'ai Chi Chuan training on cardiovascular risk factors in dyslipidemic patients

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 813-819

  Lan, Ching ^a   Su, Ta Chen ^a   Chen, Ssu Yuan ^a   Lai, Jin Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TAI CHI; TRAINING;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TAI JI; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 52449118307     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0143     Document Type: Article

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