Musculoskeletal injuries in the Norwegian National Ballet: A prospective cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 365-370

  Byhring, S ^a   Bo K ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ballet; Dance; Incidence; Injuries; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONFINED SPACES; DANCING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036885887     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2002.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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