Sleep quality of middle-aged Tai Chi practitioners

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-34

  Lee, Linda Yin King ^a   Tam, Ka Wai ^b   Lee, Mei Lam ^c   Lau, Nga Yi ^c   Lau, Joanne Cho Yan ^b   Lam, Yin Mai ^d   Lam, Christine Hoi Wai ^e   Kwan, Wing Kit ^e   Chan, Daisy ^f   Chan, Betsy ^g   Chan, Paul Zoen Kit ^h  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c Hong Kong Baptist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f POK OI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g Siu Lam Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^h PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Middle aged people; Public health; Sleep quality; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; TAI CHI;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; TAI JI;

EID: 84925937659     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: 17427924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12045     Document Type: Article

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