T’ai Chi Fundamentals for the Health Care Professional and Instructors
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Health benefits of tai chi
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عنوان ژورنال: The Gerontologist
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1758-5341,0016-9013
DOI: 10.1093/geront/40.4.509a