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Measurement of maximum tongue protrusion force (MTPF) in healthy young adults

Jayoung Kim1, Karen Hegland1, William Vann2

  • 1Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Physiological Reports
|July 12, 2019
PubMed

Keywords:
Snoringspeech/swallow disorderstongue protrusion forceupper airway patency

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