Changes in deglutition following tonsillectomy in neurologically impaired children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-21

  Conley, Stephen F ^a,c   Kodali, Satish ^a   Beecher, Robert B ^b   Lacey, Terri ^b   McCauliffe, Timothy ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Pediatric Otolaryngology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Children; Clinical evaluation; Deglutition; Developmental; Dysphagia; Pediatrics; Radiography; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OROPHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0029974788     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01325-3     Document Type: Article

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