Reducing Frailty and Falls in Older Persons: An Investigation of Tai Chi and Computerized Balance Training

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of two exercise approaches, Tai Chi (TC) and computerized balance training (BT), on specified primary outcomes (biomedical, functional, and psychosocial indicators of frailty) and secondary outcomes (occurrence of falls).

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