The assessment of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia in elderly persons

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1-25

  Lambert, Heather C ^a   Gisel, Erika G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0030430471     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j148v14n04_01     Document Type: Article

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