Physical and mental health of different types of orchestra musicians compared to other professions

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-14

  Voltmer, Edgar ^a   Zander, Mark ^b   Fischer, Joachim E ^c   Kudielka, Brigitte M ^d   Richter, Bernhard ^b   Spahn, Claudia ^b  

^a Theologische Hochschule Friedensau   (Germany)

^b University of Music   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSICIAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICIAN; SHORT FORM 12; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; INDUSTRY; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861490275     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: 19382766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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