Electromyography of muscles involved in feeding premature infants
PURPOSE: To measure and compare the electrical activity of masseter, temporal, and suprahyoid muscles in premature newborn infants during breast-feeding and cup-feeding.METHODS: This cross-sectional observational study was carried out by the electromyographic assessment of 36 preterm infants, 53% of...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822015000400372&lng=en&tlng=en |