Prevalence of dysphagia in elderly patients treated in a hospital at home unit;Prevalencia de disfagia en los ancianos ingresados en una unidad de hospitalización a domicilio

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-58

  Ruiz García, Vicente ^a   Martínez, Bernardo Valdivieso ^a   Melchor, Elisa Soriano ^a   Almazán, María Dolores Rosales ^a   Giménez, Ana Torrego ^a   Clark, Rosalía Doménech ^a   Espert, Carmen Giménez ^a   Mulio, Amparo Bahamontes ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Dysphagia; Hospital at home; The elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 33947683411     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(07)73522-9     Document Type: Article

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