Adjunctive neuromuscular electrical stimulation for treatment-refractory dysphagia

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Carnaby Mann, Giselle D ^a,b   Crary, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Case series; Dysphagia; Swallowing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; KINEMATICS; LARYNX; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAINING; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 42149139099     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811700407     Document Type: Article

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