Mitigating cellular inflammation in older adults: A randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi Chih

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 764-772

  Irwin, Michael R ^a   Olmstead, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; stress aging; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; GLYCOPROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 6; SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP QUALITY; TAI CHI; TAI CHI CHIH; WELLBEING;

EID: 84865712787     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182330fd3     Document Type: Article

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