Pelvic floor assessment

Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-66

  Dietz, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TONE; PALPATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 70350486219     PISSN: 09655395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096553950900237X     Document Type: Review

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