Pharyngeal wall differences between normal younger and older adults

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Aminpour, Shervin ^a   Leonard, Rebecca ^a   Fuller, Scott C ^a   Belafsky, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNX; PHARYNX WALL THICKNESS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWALLOWING; AGE; HISTOLOGY; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONSTRICTION; DEGLUTITION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX;

EID: 79955580022     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556131109000412     Document Type: Article

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