Effects of pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-446

  De Oliveira, Claudia ^a   Lopes, Marco Antonio Borges ^a   Longo E Pereira, Luciana Carla ^a   Zugaib, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exercise and movement techniques; Musculoskeletal diseases; Pelvic floor; Perineum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548706973     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322007000400011     Document Type: Article

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