Qigong ameliorates symptoms of chronic fatigue: A pilot uncontrolled study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Craske, Naropa J Mike ^a   Turner, Warren ^a   Zammit Maempe, Joseph ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b Queens Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; Qigong; Quality of life; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAND MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP DISORDER; WELLBEING;

EID: 70349504403     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem088     Document Type: Article

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