T'ai chi for the treatment of osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kang, Jung Won ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b,c   Posadzki, Paul ^c   Ernst, Edzard ^c  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955878368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000035     Document Type: Article

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