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Dysphagia: implications for older people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2007

N Miller*
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle and Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
P Carding
Affiliation:
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
*
Address for correspondence: N Miller, Institute of Health and Society, Speach and Language Sciences, George VI Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon Tyne, NE 17 RU.

Extract

This review opens with an outline definition of dysphagia, its causes, and why it is vital that people involved in the health care of older people should be aware of it. A brief consideration of prevalence is followed by an overview of assessment options. We conclude with a section on management.

Type
Clinical geriatrics
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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