The effects of tai chi qigong exercise on plasma glucose levels and health status of postpartum Thai women with type 2 diabetes

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 182-187

  Youngwanichsetha, Sununta ^a   Phumdoung, Sasitorn ^a   Ingkathawornwong, Thitiporn ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Postpartum women; randomised controlled trial; tai chi qigong exercise; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI; TAI CHI QIGONG EXERCISE; THAILAND;

EID: 84887728822     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: 20427166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fct.12064     Document Type: Article

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