Effects of a 6-month Tai Chi Qigong program on arterial hemodynamics and functional aerobic capacity in survivors of nasopharyngeal cancer

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 618-626

  Fong, Shirley S M ^a   Ng, Shamay S M ^b   Luk, W S ^c   Chung, Joanne W Y ^d   Leung, Joyce C Y ^e   Masters, Rich S W ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c The Association of Licentiates of the Medical Council of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^d THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Head and neck neoplasms; Mind body therapies; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVOR; TAI CHI; TIME;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TAI JI; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84936767633     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-014-0372-4     Document Type: Article

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