Effect of qigong training on fatigue in haemodialysis patients: A non-randomized controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-250

  Wu, Chin Yen ^a   Han, Hui Mei ^a   Huang, Mmi Chiung ^a   Chen, Yu Ming ^a   Yu, Wen Pin ^a   Weng, Li Chueh ^b  

^a Chang Gung Medical Foundation LinKou Branch   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Fatigue; Haemodialysis; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS FATIGUE SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QIGONG; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84898828158     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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