Dysphagia is prevalent in children with severe cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 567-

  Reilly, Sheena ^a   Morgan, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING DISORDER; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 48749085974     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03049.x     Document Type: Note

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