Pelvic floor muscle strength and body self-perception among Brazilian pregnant women

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-343

  Sacomori, Cinara ^a   Cardoso, Fernando Luiz ^a   Vanderlinde, Cristiane ^a  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body self perception; Pelvic floor muscles; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ODORS; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149285068     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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