The usefulness of the line spread test as a measure of liquid consistency

Dysphagia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-311

  Nicosia, Mark A ^a,c   Robbins, JoAnne ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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

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

^d GRECC 11G ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Thickened liquids; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BARIUM MEAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; HONEY; HUMAN; LINE SPREAD TEST; LIQUID; NECTAR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SWALLOWING; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOMETER; VISCOSITY;

DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 35348842730     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-007-9086-3     Document Type: Article

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