Effects of menthol on the triggering of the swallowing reflex in elderly patients with dysphagia

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 369-371

  Ebihara, Takae ^a   Ebihara, Satoru ^a   Watando, Aya ^a   Okazaki, Tatsuma ^a   Asada, Masanori ^a   Ohrui, Takashi ^a   Yamaya, Mutsuo ^a   Arai, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Elderly; Menthol; Swallowing reflex

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL; WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MENTHOL; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; REFLEX;

EID: 33747046745     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02666.x     Document Type: Article

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