Physiotherapy
Volume 95, Issue 3 , Pages 199-208 , September 2009

Developing a pelvic floor muscle training regimen for use in a trial intervention

  • Grace Dorey

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Social Science, University of West England, Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol BS16 1DD, UK
    • On behalf of the MAPS Study Group.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Cathryn Glazener

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
    • On behalf of the MAPS Study Group.
    • ,
  • Brian Buckley

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
    • On behalf of the MAPS Study Group.
    • ,
  • Claire Cochran

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
    • On behalf of the MAPS Study Group.
    • ,
  • Katherine Moore

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • On behalf of the MAPS Study Group.

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.03.003

Physiotherapy
Volume 95, Issue 3 , Pages 199-208 , September 2009

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