Occlusion, sternocleidomastoid muscle activity, and body sway: A pilot study in male astronauts

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-49

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a,b   Tartaglia, Gianluca M ^c   Solimene, Umberto ^b   Morgun, Valery ^d   Kaspranskiy, Rustem R ^d   Ferrario, Virgilio F ^b  

^a Dept of Human Morphology ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Laboratory of Functional Anatomy of the Stomatognathic Apparatus

^d Russian Y Gagarin Center for Astronaut Training   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 32044464301     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2006.008     Document Type: Article

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