Impact of dysphagia severity on clinical decision making via telerehabilitation

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 296-303

  Ward, Elizabeth C ^a,b   Burns, Clare L ^c   Theodoros, Deborah G ^a   Russell, Trevor G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Centre for Functioning and Health Research   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Clinical swallowing examination; Deglutition and deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Swallowing disorders; Telerehabilitation; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

ASPIRATION; CLINICAL SWALLOWING EXAMINATION; DEGLUTITION AND DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSPHAGIA; SWALLOWING DISORDERS; TELEREHABILITATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH DISORDER; TELECONSULTATION; VERY ELDERLY; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUEENSLAND; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84897394250     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0198     Document Type: Article

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