Occupational hazards in female ballet dancers: Advocate for a forgotten population

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 430-434

  Kelman, Betty B ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northshore School District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; DANCING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DANCING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034281285     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990004800904     Document Type: Article

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