Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Long-Term Care: Misperceptions of Treatment Efficacy

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 523-531

  Campbell Taylor, Irene ^a  

^a Cape Breton Injured Workers' Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

elderly; nutrition; Oropharyngeal dysphagia; treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEHYDRATION; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; OROPHARYNX DYSPHAGIA; PNEUMONIA; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE PATIENT;

EID: 49849085838     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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