Qigong as a mindful exercise intervention for people living with mental ill health

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 393-398

  Lloyd, Chris ^a   Tsang, Hector ^b   Deane, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental ill health; Mindful exercise; Qigong

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878727312     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.7.43049     Document Type: Article

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