Lower back pain during pregnancy: Advice and exercises for women

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 562-566

  Richens, Yana ^a   Smith, Karen ^b   Leddington, Wright Shelia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Warwickshire College   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952461945     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2010.18.9.78064     Document Type: Article

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