Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 522-528 , December 2010

Pelvic girdle pain: Potential risk factors in pregnancy in relation to disability and pain intensity three months postpartum

  • Hilde Stendal Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153, Blindern, N-0318 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 22858421; fax: +47 22858411.
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  • Anne Marit Mengshoel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153, Blindern, N-0318 Oslo, Norway
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  • Marit B. Veierød

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
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  • Nina Vøllestad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153, Blindern, N-0318 Oslo, Norway

Received 4 March 2010 ,Revised 6 May 2010 ,Accepted 10 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.05.007

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 522-528 , December 2010

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