Life satisfaction of musicians with focal dystonia
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Life satisfaction of musicians with focal dystonia.
BACKGROUND Little is known about the effects of musicians' dystonia (MD) on patients' life satisfaction. AIMS To assess general life satisfaction in patients with MD with regard to their health and jobs, in relation to the duration and course of the condition. METHODS We asked patients with MD and a group of healthy musicians (controls) to complete a life satisfaction questionnaire. We anal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqv038