Qigong for type 2 diabetes care: A systematic review

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236-242

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Chen, Kevin W ^b   Choi, Tae Young ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^b,c  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Qigong; Systematic review; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QIGONG; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BREATHING EXERCISES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 67650717290     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.05.001     Document Type: Review

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