Swallowing impairment and feeding dependency in the hospitalised elderly

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-376

  Lee, Angel ^a   Sitoh, Y Y ^b   Lieu, P K ^b   Phua, S Y ^b   Chin, J J ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deglutition disorders; Geriatrics; Neurological dysphagia; Self feeding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033126114     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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