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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2016

Simplified Tai Chi Program Training versus Traditional Tai Chi on the Functional Movement Screening in Older Adults.

Huiru Wang, Ankui Wei, Yingzhi Lu, Bo Yu, Wenhua Chen, Yang Lu, Yang Liu, Dinghai Yu, Liye Zou

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. The Effects of Tai Chi on Heart Rate Variability in Older Chinese Individuals with Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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  12. Qualitative assessment of mobility in older adults: a scoping review of process-oriented behavioural criteria.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Huiru WangDepartment of Sport and Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ankui WeiSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Yingzhi LuSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Bo YuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Wenhua ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yang LuSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Yang LiuSchool of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1251-3025
Dinghai YuSchool of Chinese Wushu, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7287-1479
Liye ZouDepartment of Health Education and Physical Education, Springfield College, Springfield, MA 01109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6411-5710

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMCPMC5124480

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