Risk factors for piano-related pain among college students

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 118-125

  Yoshimura, Eri ^a   Paul, Pamela Mia ^a   Aerts, Cyriel ^a   Chesky, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PERFORMING ARTIST; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIANIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 33749366822     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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