Trends in Yoga, Tai Chi, and Qigong Use: Differentiations Between Practices and the Need for Dialogue and Diffusion

Affiliations

¹ Ineke Vergeer is with the Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group; Centre for Health, Informatics, and Economic Research; Institute for Resilient Regions; University of Southern Queensland; Queensland, Australia; and the Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Editorial

Ineke Vergeer. Am J Public Health. 2019 May.

. 2019 May;109(5):662-663.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305042.

¹ Ineke Vergeer is with the Physically Active Lifestyles Research Group; Centre for Health, Informatics, and Economic Research; Institute for Resilient Regions; University of Southern Queensland; Queensland, Australia; and the Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Comment on

Trends in Yoga, Tai Chi, and Qigong Use Among US Adults, 2002-2017.
Wang CC, Li K, Choudhury A, Gaylord S. Wang CC, et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 May;109(5):755-761. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.304998. Epub 2019 Mar 21. Am J Public Health. 2019. PMID: 30896991 Free PMC article.

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