Validity of maximum isometric tongue pressure as a screening test for physical frailty: Cross-sectional study of Japanese community-dwelling older adults.
Hirotomo YamanashiYuji ShimizuMiho HigashiJun KoyamatsuShimpei SatoMako NagayoshiKoichiro KadotaShinya KawashiriMami TamaiNoboru TakamuraTakahiro MaedaPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2017)
MIP performance is independently associated with frailty. MIP also can be used as a simple screening tool for frailty. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 240-249.