Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7511, 2005, Pages 249-250

  Stones, R William ^a   Vits, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; BODY POSTURE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; NOTE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 23244468335     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7511.249     Document Type: Editorial

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