Does Singing Promote Well-Being?: An Empirical Study of Professional and Amateur Singers during a Singing Lesson

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 65-74

  Grape, Christina ^a,b   Sandoren, Maria ^c   Hansson, Lars Olof ^d   Ericson, Mats ^e   Theorell, Töres ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0141613990     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02734261     Document Type: Article

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