Tai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 2037-2043

  Lomas Vega, Rafael ^a   Obrero Gaitán, Esteban ^a   Molina Ortega, Francisco J ^a   Del Pino Casado, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

accidental falls; older adults; tai chi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; FALL RISK; FALLING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PEDRO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE; INCIDENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TAI JI;

EID: 85029596124     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15008     Document Type: Article

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