Feasibility of a yoga intervention for enhancing the mental well-being and physical functioning of older adults living in the community

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-97

  Wang, Donna S ^a  

^a TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Evidence based practice; Intervention; Older adults; Recruitment; Retention; Yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953732518     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924781003773559     Document Type: Article

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