Test-retest and intrarater reliability of 2-dimensional ultrasound measurements of distance between rectus abdominis in women

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 940-946

  Mota, Patrícia ^a   Pascoal, Augusto Gil ^a   Sancho, Fatima ^a   Bø, Kari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diastasis; Postpartum; Reliability; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870031293     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.4115     Document Type: Article

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