Variation in the management of dysphagia after stroke: Does SLT make a difference ?

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 284-289

  Lucas, Christine ^a   Rodgers, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 0031692273     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682829809179438     Document Type: Article

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