Tai Chi and health-related quality of life in nursing home residents

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Lee, Linda Y K ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^b,c   Woo, Jean ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Health related quality of life; Nursing home; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAI CHI;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAI JI;

EID: 62749180886     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01249.x     Document Type: Article

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