Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 235-241 , December 2008

The Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Elders with Osteoarthritis: A Longitudinal Study

  • Ching-Huey Chen

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Nursing & Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Miaofen Yen

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Nursing & Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Miaofen Yen, Department of Nursing & Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., Tainan, Taiwan (701)
    • ,
  • Susan Fetzer

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA
    • ,
  • Li-Hua Lo

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Paul Lam

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer of University of New South Wales and Family Physician, Sydney, Australia

Received 5 September 2008 ,Revised 12 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 November 2008.

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PII: S1976-1317(09)60005-0

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60005-0

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 235-241 , December 2008

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