Current evaluation of upper oesophageal sphincter opening in dysphagia practice: An international SLT survey

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-165

  Regan, Julie ^a,b   Walshe, Margaret ^b   McMahon, Barry P ^a,b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

dysphagia; evaluation; speech and language therapists; survey; upper oesophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DYSPHAGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; LANGUAGE THERAPY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857770350     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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