Tai Chi exercise for patients with heart disease: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Ng, Siu Man ^a   Wang, Chong Wen ^a   Ho, Rainbow Tin Hung ^a   Ziea, Eric Tat Chi ^b   Wong, Vivian Chi Woon Taam ^c   Chan, Cecilia Lai Wan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TAI CHI;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CORONARY DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TAI JI;

EID: 84865808379     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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