The effectiveness of dance interventions to improve older adults’ health: A systematic literature review

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 64-70

  Woei Ni Hwang, Phoebe ^a   Braun, Kathryn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DANCE THERAPY; DANCING; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DANCE THERAPY; DANCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84947903665     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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