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Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis

  1. Alice Han1,*,
  2. Maria Judd2,
  3. Vivian Welch3,
  4. Taixiang Wu4,
  5. Peter Tugwell5,
  6. George A Wells6

Editorial Group: Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 25 APR 2004

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004849

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Han A, Judd M, Welch V, Wu T, Tugwell P, Wells GA. Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD004849. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004849.

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  1. 1

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Fondation canadienne de la recherche sur les services de santé, Research Use/Agente principale de programme, Utilisation de la Recherche, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  3. 3

    University of Ottawa, Centre for Global Health, Institute of Population Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  4. 4

    West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chinese Cochrane Centre, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, Chinese EBM Centre, INCLEN Resource and Training Centre, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  5. 5

    Ottawa Hospital, Centre for Global Health, Institute of Population Health, Department of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  6. 6

    University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Cardiovascular Research Reference Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

*Alice Han, 5-83 Pape Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2V5, Canada. alice.han@mail.mcgill.ca.

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  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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