Quality of reporting of randomized clinical trials in tai chi interventions-A systematic review

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Li, Jing Yi ^a,b   Zhang, Yuan Fen ^c   Smith, Gordon S ^a   Xue, Chuan Jiang ^d   Luo, Yan Nan ^e   Chen, Wei Heng ^e   Skinner, Craig J ^f   Finkelstein, Joseph ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Study Center for Trauma and EMS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Dongfang Hospital   (China)

^e WANGJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^f Health Outcome Management LLC   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEDLINE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; TAI CHI; TENSION HEADACHE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 80052708195     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep022     Document Type: Review

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