Co-activation of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during voluntary exercises
β Scribed by R.R. Sapsford; P.W. Hodges; C.A. Richardson; D.H. Cooper; S.J. Markwell; G.A. Jull
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 247 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0733-2467
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