Effects of psychological stress on state anxiety, electromyographic activity, and arpeggio performance in pianists

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 120-132

  Yoshie, Michiko ^a   Kudo, Kazutoshi ^a   Ohtsuki, Tatsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSICIAN; PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 54849439479     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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