Psychological effects of Tai Chi Chuan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 460-467

  Jimenez, P J ^a   Melendez, A ^a   Albers, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Psychology; Quality of life; Tai Chi Chuan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEMORY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; TAI CHI;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAI JI;

EID: 84864954253     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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