Tai Chi research review

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Field, Tiffany ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentiveness; Tai Chi; Vagal activity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; TAI CHI; VAGUS NERVE;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; POSTURAL BALANCE; SLEEP; TAI JI; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 79960143556     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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