Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 795-803 , October 2010

Application of a new method in the study of pelvic floor muscle passive properties in continent women

  • Mélanie Morin

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, A Research Site of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CRIR), Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: École de réadaptation, Pavillon Gérald-Lasalle, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4. Tel.: +1 819 820 6868x12900; fax: +1 819 820 6864.
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  • Denis Gravel

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, A Research Site of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CRIR), Canada
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  • Daniel Bourbonnais

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, A Research Site of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CRIR), Canada
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  • Chantale Dumoulin

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Research Center of the Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Canada
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  • Stéphane Ouellet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal and Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), St-Luc Hospital, Canada
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  • Jean-François Pilon

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, A Research Site of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CRIR), Canada

Received 17 December 2007 ,Revised 7 October 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.10.004

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 795-803 , October 2010

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