Transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation can improve swallowing function in patients with dysphagia caused by non-stroke diseases: A meta-analysis

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 472-480

  Tan, C ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Li, W ^a   Liu, J ^a   Chen, L ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deglutition disorder; Dysphagia; Electric stimulation; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Swallowing therapy; Transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWALLOWING; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877921538     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joor.12057     Document Type: Review

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