Effects of aging on sensitivity of the pharyngeal and supraglottic areas

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 5 A, 1997, Pages 74S-76S

  Aviv, Jonathan E ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE;

EID: 0031449240     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00327-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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