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Exercises for pregnant and postpartum women with diastasis recti abdominis – literature review Cover

Exercises for pregnant and postpartum women with diastasis recti abdominis – literature review

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|Dec 2018

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Language: English
Page range: 27 - 35
Published on: Dec 31, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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