Psychological Factors Associated with Performance-Limiting Injuries in Professional Ballet Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 43-46

  Adam, Maya U ^b   Brassington, Glenn S ^b   Matheson, Gordon O ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 40249101425     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0400800202     Document Type: Article

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