Qi-gong mind-body therapy and diabetes control: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-158

  Liu, Xin ^a   Miller, Yvette D ^a   Burton, Nicola W ^a   Chang, Jiun Horng ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QI GONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREATHING EXERCISES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEG; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79960478177     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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