Prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal symptoms in symphony orchestra musicians vary by gender: A cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Paarup, Helene M ^a,b   Baelum, Jesper ^a,b   Holm, Jonas W ^c   Manniche, Claus ^d,e   Wedderkopp, Niels ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Koege Hospital   (Denmark)

^d LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSICIAN; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80053477438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-223     Document Type: Article

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