An observational study of the health benefits of yoga or Tai Chi compared with aerobic exercise in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 272-273

  Siddarth, Divya ^a   Siddarth, Prabha ^b   Lavretsky, Helen ^b  

^a Harvard Westlake School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; MOOD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; SHORT FORM 12; SLEEP; TAI CHI; YOGA;

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SLEEP; TAI JI; YOGA;

EID: 84898620204     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.065     Document Type: Article

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