Levator ani function before and after childbirth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1004-1008

  Peschers, Ursula M ^a   Schaer, Gabriel N ^b   DeLancey, John O L ^c   Schuessler, Bernhard ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030880479     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb12057.x     Document Type: Article

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