The effect of t'ai chi exercise on immunity and infections: A systematic review of controlled trials

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 389-396

  Ho, Rainbow T H ^a   Wang, Chong Wen ^a   Ng, Siu Man ^a   Ho, Andy H Y ^a   Ziea, Eric T C ^b   Wong, Vivian Taam ^b   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MYELOID DENDRITIC CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODY FORMATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TAI JI;

EID: 84876208503     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0593     Document Type: Review

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