Perineal muscle strength during pregnancy and postpartum: The correlation between perineometry and digital vaginal palpation;Avaliação da força muscular perineal durante a gestação e pós-parto: Correlação entre perineometria e palpação digital vaginal

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1138-1144

  Riesco, Maria Luiza Gonzalez ^a   de Caroci, Adriana Souza ^b   de Oliveira, Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos ^a   de Lopes, Maria Helena Baena Moraes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Centro Universitario Adventista de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lacerations; Pelvic floor; Perineum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PALPATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; VAGINA;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951994936     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692010000600014     Document Type: Article

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