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The Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Physical Activity and Health
Volume 4 (2020): Issue 1
By: Shuaijun Ren,  Yajie Gao,  Zhenglun Yang,  Jialin Li,  Rongrong Xuan,  Juan Liu,  Xiang Chen and  Anand Thirupathi  
Open Access
|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.64 | Journal eISSN: 2515-2270
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Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 10, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 8, 2020
Published on: Oct 29, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Pelvic floor disorders,
Pelvic floor muscles training,
pregnancy,
women

© 2020 Shuaijun Ren, Yajie Gao, Zhenglun Yang, Jialin Li, Rongrong Xuan, Juan Liu, Xiang Chen, Anand Thirupathi, published by Ubiquity Press
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