A survey of dysphagia screening practices across England and Wales

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 409-417

  Head, Kathryn ^a   Weeks, Keith ^a   Stroud, Alison ^b   Coll, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Nurses; Screening; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455221234     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2007.14.9.24582     Document Type: Article

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