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Reliability and validity of clinical and imaging methods in the assessment of the diastasis recti: A systematic review

Author(s):
Elham SoleimanzadehElham Soleimanzadeh, Hakimeh AdigozaliHakimeh AdigozaliHakimeh Adigozali ORCID,*, Fariba GhaderiFariba GhaderiFariba Ghaderi ORCID, Tabassom GhanavatiTabassom GhanavatiTabassom Ghanavati ORCID, Morteza GhojazadehMorteza Ghojazadeh, Fatemeh SalehniaFatemeh SalehniaFatemeh Salehnia ORCID
Koomesh:Vol. 24, issue 4; 434-450
Published online:Sep 01, 2022
Article type:Review Article
Received:Aug 01, 2021
Accepted:Jan 01, 2022
How to Cite:Soleimanzadeh E, Adigozali H, Ghaderi F, Ghanavati T, Ghojazadeh M, et al. Reliability and validity of clinical and imaging methods in the assessment of the diastasis recti: A systematic review. koomesh. 2022;24(4):e152752. doi:

Abstract

Keywords
Diastasis Recti
Reliability
Validity
Pregnancy Complications
Ultrasonography
دیازتازیس رکتی
پایایی
اعتبار
عوارض بارداری
اولتراسونوگرافی

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