Effects of therapy in oropharyngeal dysphagia by speech and language therapists: A systematic review

Dysphagia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-65

  Speyer, Renée ^a,b   Baijens, Laura ^a   Heijnen, Mariëlle ^a   Zwijnenberg, Iris ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum West   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Rehabilitation; Swallowing; Systematic review; Therapy effect; Therapy outcome

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE THERAPIST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPIST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMAL STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY;

EID: 77953287545     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-009-9239-7     Document Type: Review

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