Effects of qigong on depression: A systemic review

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Oh, Byeongsang ^a,b   Choi, Sun Mi ^c   Inamori, Aya ^d   Rosenthal, David ^a   Yeung, Albert ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QIGONG; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84875477034     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/134737     Document Type: Review

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