Psychosocial factors at work and their association with professional ballet dancers' musculoskeletal disorders

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 66-74

  Ramel, Eva M ^a   Moritz, Ulrich ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NOCICEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031811048     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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