Impact of childbirth and mode of delivery on vaginal resting pressure and on pelvic floor muscle strength and endurance
✍ Scribed by Hilde, Gunvor; Stær-Jensen, Jette; Siafarikas, Franziska; Engh, Marie Ellström; Brækken, Ingeborg Hoff; Bø, Kari
- Book ID
- 119185826
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Volume
- 208
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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