Lifetime prevalence of upper-body musculoskeletal problems in a professional-level symphony orchestra: Age, gender, and instrument-specific results

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 97-104

  Abréu Ramos, Antonio M ^a,b   Micheo, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b NONE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSIC; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 34948879693     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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