The perceived benefits of singing: Findings from preliminary surveys of a university college choral society

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 248-256

  Clift, S M ^a   Hancox, G ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choral singing; Health benefits; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LUNG FUNCTION; MOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SINGING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; STRESS; UNIVERSITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0035671020     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400112100409     Document Type: Article

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