Correlation between risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders among classical musicians

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-95

  Kaufman Cohen, Y ^a   Ratzon, N Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanical risk factors; Classical musicians; Musculoskeletal disorders; Orchestras; Playing related

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952030087     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq196     Document Type: Article

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