Tai Chi improves balance and mobility in people with Parkinson disease.

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Published in Gait Posture on April 18, 2008

Authors

Madeleine E Hackney1, Gammon M Earhart

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, United States.

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