Tongue Adiposity and Strength in Healthy Older Adults

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To identify treatable risk factors for aspiration in older adults—particularly those associated with sarcopenia – we examined tongue composition. We hypothesized that 1) isometric and swallowing posterior tongue strength would positively correlate with posterior tongue adiposi...

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Main Authors: Butler, Susan G., Lintzenich, Catherine Rees, Leng, Xiaoyan, Stuart, Andrew, Feng, Xin, Carr, J. Jeffrey, Kritchevsky, Stephen B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474535/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22522371
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.23290
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