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Lifestyle and injuries of professional ballet dancers
 — reflections in retirement
Author(s)Rebecca L Lewis, J W T Dickerson, G Jill Davies
Journal titleJournal of the Royal Society of Health, vol 117, no 1, February 1997
Pagespp 23-31
KeywordsDancing ; Occupations ; Older women ; Injuries ; Health [elderly] ; Diet.
AnnotationThe aims of this study were to ascertain: the occurrence of injuries in ballet dancers and the possible relationships between these and body mass index (BMI) and eating patterns; the menstrual history and fertility of female ballet dancers; and the overall structure of the dancing careers of retired ballet dancers. The study demonstrated a complex interplay of factors with the potential for interfering with dancers' health, although no serious health effects were identified in the sample studied.
Accession NumberCPA-970707011 A
ClassmarkHNA: XM: BD: CU: CC: CFD

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