Perceived Benefits of Meditative Movement in Older Adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-51

  Rogers, Carol ^a   Keller, Colleen ^a   Larkey, Linda K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75949090951     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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