Playing-related disabling musculoskeletal disorders in young and adult classical piano students

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 855-860

  Bruno, S ^a   Lorusso, A ^a   L'Abbate, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal; Pianists; PRMDs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PIANIST; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; THORACIC SPINE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 42549135094     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0279-8     Document Type: Article

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