Effects of martial arts on health status: A systematic review

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 205-219

  Bu, Bin ^a,b   Haijun, Han ^d   Yong, Liu ^d   Chaohui, Zhang ^b   Xiaoyuan, Yang ^a   Singh, Maria Fiatarone ^c  

^a CHENGDU SPORT UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Control; Health; Martial arts; Random

Indexed keywords

CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPETITION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KINESIOTHERAPY; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MARTIAL ARTS;

EID: 78651503832     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2010.01107.x     Document Type: Review

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