Tai Chi Chuan exercise for patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Pan, Yuanqing ^a   Yang, Kehu ^a   Shi, Xiue ^b   Liang, Haiqian ^c   Zhang, Fengwa ^d   Lv, Qingfang ^e  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Internal Medicine Gansu Rehabilitaition Center Hospital   (China)

^c Affiliated Hospital of Logistics University of CAPF   (China)

^d GANSU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^e Tumor Hospital of Gansu Province   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TAI CHI; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 84924427489     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/535237     Document Type: Review

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