Effects of baduanjin exercise on oxidative stress and antioxidant status and improving quality of life among middle-aged women

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 815-826

  Hsu, Mei Chi ^a   Wang, Tsai Shu ^b   Liu, Ya Ping ^c   Liu, Chi Feng ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c Beitou Armed Forces Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant Status; Exercise; Malondialdehyde (MDA); Oxidative Stress; Quality of Life; Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 57349146225     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08006260     Document Type: Article

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