A pilot population study of musculoskeletal disorders in musicians

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-85

  Morse, Tim ^a   Ro, Jennifer ^b   Cherniack, Martin ^a   Pelletier, Stephen R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSICIAN; PAIN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034123097     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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