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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2012, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (5): 477-480.doi: 10.3736/jcim20120501

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Taiji practice in Switzerland: Ashort report

Marko Nedeljkovic(), Nicole Hättenschwiler, Brigitte Ausfeld-Hafter#br#   

  1. Institute of Complementary Medicine KIKOM, University of Bern, Bern 3010, SwitzerlandInstitute of Complementary Medicine KIKOM, University of Bern, Bern 3010, Switzerland
  • Received:2011-02-16 Accepted:2011-02-21 Online:2012-05-20 Published:2018-06-15
  • Contact: Nedeljkovic Marko E-mail:marko.nedeljkovic@kikom.unibe.ch

Key words: Taiji, Switzerland, practice settings, course characteristics, health promotion

Figure 1

Frequency of Taiji styles taught in Switzerland"

Figure 2

Description and comparison of relevance of various course contents in Taiji beginners and advanced courses n.s.: not significant; *P< 0.05, **P< 0.01, ***P<0.001, vs in advanced courses. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine."

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