Effect of tai chi on musculoskeletal health-related fitness and self-reported physical health changes in low income, multiple ethnicity mid to older adults

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Manson, James ^a   Rotondi, Michael ^b   Jamnik, Veronica ^c   Ardern, Chris ^d   Tamim, Hala ^e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Community dwelling; Ethnicity of origin; Health related fitness; Low income; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; SELF REPORT; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POVERTY; SELF REPORT; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886134733     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-114     Document Type: Article

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