Hard to Swallow: Management of Dysphagia in Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 455-458

  Thomas, David R ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIET THERAPY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD TEXTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; REHABILITATION CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPEECH THERAPY; STOMACH TUBE; SWALLOWING THERAPY;

EID: 49849101391     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.06.009     Document Type: Editorial

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