Tongue forces and handgrip strength in normal individuals: association with swallowing
OBJECTIVES: To describe and correlate tongue force and grip strength measures and to verify the association of these measures with water swallowing in different age groups. METHOD: Tongue force was evaluated using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument and grip strength using the Hand Grip in 90 norma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000100041&lng=en&tlng=en |