Effects of Tai Chi on balance and fall prevention in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 748-753

  Gao, Qiang ^a,b,c   Leung, Aaron ^b,c   Yang, Yonghong ^a,b   Wei, Qingchuan ^a   Guan, Min ^a   Jia, Chengsen ^a   He, Chengqi ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

balance; exercise; fall; Parkinson's disease; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904703972     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514521044     Document Type: Article

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