Co-activation of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during voluntary exercises.

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Published in Neurourol Urodyn on January 01, 2001

Authors

R R Sapsford1, P W Hodges, C A Richardson, D H Cooper, S J Markwell, G A Jull

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiotherapy, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. rsapsford@ozemail.com.au

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