The SWAL-QOL outcomes tool for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults: I. Conceptual foundation and item development

Dysphagia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 115-121

  McHorney, Colleen A ^a   Bricker, D Earl ^b   Kramer, Amy E ^c   Rosenbek, John C ^d   Robbins, JoAnne ^c,d   Chignell, Kimberly A ^d   Logemann, Jeri A ^e   Clarke, Colleen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Health outcomes; Outcomes measurement; Patient satisfaction; Quality of care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OROPHARYNX; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034126596     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004550010012     Document Type: Article

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