Does pelvic floor muscle training prevent and treat urinary and fecal incontinence in pregnancy?

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 122-123

  Bø, Kari ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NOTE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 62549098551     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1313     Document Type: Note

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