A systematic review and meta-analysis of tai chi for treating type 2 diabetes

Maturitas

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-23

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Jun, Ji Hee ^a   Lim, Hyun Ja ^b   Lim, Hyun Suk ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Chodang University   (South Korea)

^c Howon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Fasting blood glucose; Tai chi; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; WALKING; BLOOD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TAI JI;

EID: 84917678591     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.09.008     Document Type: Review

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