A review focused on the psychological effectiveness of Tai Chi on different populations

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Long ^a   Layne, Charles ^b   Lowder, Thomas ^b   Liu, Jian ^b  

^a SHENZHEN POLYTECHNIC   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EXERCISE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TAI CHI;

EID: 80052746939     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/678107     Document Type: Review

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