Understanding peripartum pelvic pain: Implications of a patient survey

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1363-1370

  Mens, Jan M A ^a   Vleeming, Andry ^a   Stoeckart, Rob ^a   Stam, Henk J ^a   Snijders, Chris J ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

birth weight; low back pain; pregnancy; pubic symphysis; sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SACROILIAC JOINT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENTS; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TWINS;

EID: 0030058248     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199606010-00017     Document Type: Article

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