Measuring the quality of dysphagia management practices following stroke: A systematic review

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 466-476

  Luker, Julie A ^a   Wall, Kylie ^b   Bernhardt, Julie ^c,d   Edwards, Ian ^a   Grimmer Somers, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE;

EID: 78149483161     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00488.x     Document Type: Review

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