Pathophysiology of oropharyngeal dysphagia in the frail elderly

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Rofes, L ^a   Arreola, V ^b   Romea, M ^b   Palomera, E ^b   Almirall, J ^c   Cabre M ^b   Serra Prat, M ^a,b   Clave P ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

aspiration; frail elderly; oropharyngeal dysphagia; swallow response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FORCE; OROPHARYNX DYSPHAGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; TONGUE; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; OROPHARYNX;

EID: 77954408174     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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