Dysphagia in individuals with tetraplegia: Incidence and risk factors

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Shem, Kazuko ^a   Castillo, Kathleen ^a   Wong, Sandra ^a   Chang, James ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside swallow evaluation; Dysphagia; Physical; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Tracheostomy; Videofluoroscopy swallow study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; SEX RATIO; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 79953049656     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/107902610X12911165974981     Document Type: Article

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