Applied Nursing Research
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59 , February 2012

Tai Chi for older nurses: A workplace wellness pilot study

  • Mary Val Palumbo, DNP, APRN

      Affiliations

    • Office of Nursing Workforce, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0068, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 802 656 0023; fax: +1 802 656 8306.
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  • Ge Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
    • ,
  • Hollie Shaner-McRae, DNP, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
    • ,
  • Betty Rambur, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0068, USA
    • ,
  • Barbara McIntosh, PhD, SPHR

      Affiliations

    • School of Business Administration, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0068, USA

Received 23 December 2009 ,Revised 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 25 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.01.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59 , February 2012

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