Opposing systematic reviews: The effects of two quality rating instruments on evidence regarding T'ai Chi and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 389-395

  Alperson, Sunny Y ^a   Berger, Vance W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHECKLIST; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; T'AI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BONE DENSITY; CHECKLIST; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TAI JI;

EID: 79957481940     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0175     Document Type: Article

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