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Tai Chi as a form of exercise training in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Regina WM LeungDepartment of Physiotherapy, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord NSW 2139, Sydney, Australia;Discipline of Physiotherapy, Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zoe J McKeoughDiscipline of Physiotherapy, Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Jennifer A AlisonDiscipline of Physiotherapy, Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Pages 587-592 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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