The Effect of Tai Chi on Health Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Conditions

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  • Chenchen Wang
  • Jean Paul Collet
  • Joseph Lau
چکیده

s); (3) Social Sciences Abstracts search from 1984 to December 2000 (19 abstracts); (4) Health Star search from 1975 to 2000 (22 abstracts); (5) PsycINFO search from 1887 to May 2001 (39 abstracts); (6) ERIC search from 1966 to May 2001 (13 abstracts); (7) AIDSLINE search from 1980 to December 2000 (4 abstracts); (8) Biological Abstracts search from 1980 to March REVIEW ARTICLE From the Center for Clinical Evidence Synthesis, Division of Clinical Care Research, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass (Drs Wang and Lau); and

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تاریخ انتشار 2012