The effects of qigong on anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Fang ^a   Man, Jenny K M ^b   Lee, Eun Kyoung Othelia ^c   Wu, Taixiang ^d   Benson, Herbert ^b   Fricchione, Gregory L ^b   Wang, Weidong ^a   Yeung, Albert ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QIGONG; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84873352313     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/152738     Document Type: Article

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