The symbolic value of tai chi for older people

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 4-12

  Scourfield, Peter ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age resisting strategy; Falls prevention; Fourth age; Older people; Tai chi; Third age

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649947000     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200600009     Document Type: Review

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