The effect of electrical stimulation therapy on dysphagia following treatment for head and neck cancer

Oral Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 665-668

  Ryu, Ju Seok ^a   Kang, Jin Young ^a   Park, Ji Young ^a   Nam, Soon Yuhl ^a   Choi, Seung Ho ^a   Roh, Jong Lyel ^a   Kim, Sang Yoon ^a   Choi, Kyoung Hyo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deglutition disorder; Electric stimulation; Head and neck neoplasms; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SWALLOWING;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650503474     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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