Anterior cervical osteophytes: A rare cause of dysphagia and upper airway obstruction in older patients [3]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1910-

  Stancampiano, Fernando F ^a   Zavaleta, Ernesto G ^a   Astor, Frank C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL BIOPSY; LETTER; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 18644370529     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50528.x     Document Type: Letter

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