Pelvic floor biometry during a first singleton pregnancy and the relationship with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders: A prospective observational study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 121-129

  Chan, S S C ^a   Cheung, R Y K ^a   Yiu, K W ^a   Lee, L L ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Chung, T K H ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor biometry; pelvic floor disorders; pregnancy; translabial ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLADDER NECK; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASOUND; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERINE CERVIX;

PELVIC FLOOR BIOMETRY; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84890986435     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12400     Document Type: Article

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