Prevalence and associated factors of dysphagia in nursing home residents

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 212-217

  Park, Yeon Hwan ^a   Han, Hae Ra ^b   Oh, Byung Mo ^c   Lee, Jinyi ^d   Park, Ji ae ^e   Yu, Su Jeong ^f   Chang, HeeKyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Armed Forces Nursing Academy   (South Korea)

^e Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^f Sangji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Long term care facilities; Older; Prevalence; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878505122     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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