Defining swallowing function by age: Promises and pitfalls of pigeonholing

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-307

  McCullough, Gary H ^a   Rosenbek, John C ^b   Wertz, Robert T ^c   Suiter, Debra ^d   McCoy, Stephen C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Deglutition; Penetration aspiration; Stage transition duration

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; OROPHARYNX; PORTION SIZE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 35948957840     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TGR.0000299158.21999.8e     Document Type: Article

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