Comparing the health status of U.S. Taijiquan and Qigong practitioners to a national survey sample across ages

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-286

  Komelski, Matthew F ^a   Miyazaki, Yasuo ^a   Blieszner, Rosemary ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; SYMPOSIUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREATHING EXERCISES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAI JI; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858808108     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0008     Document Type: Review

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