Associations between Tai Chi Chung program, anxiety, and cardiovascular risk factors

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-22

  Chang, Mei Ying ^a   Yeh, Shu Chuan Jennifer ^b   Chu, Mei Chi ^a   Wu, Tsung Mao ^c   Huang, Tse Hung ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cardiovascular; Obesity; Prevention research; Risk factors; Tai Chi chun

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TAI CHI; TAIWAN;

AGED; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TAI JI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84883874751     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.120720-QUAN-356     Document Type: Article

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