Diagnosis and Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Its Nutritional and Respiratory Complication...
Diagnosis and Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Its Nutritional and Respiratory Complications in the Elderly
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
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English
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a major complaint among older people. Dysphagia may cause two types of complications in these patients: (a) a decrease in the efficacy of deglutition leading to malnutrition and dehydration, (b) a decrease in deglutition safety, leading to tracheobronchial aspiration which results in aspiration pneumonia and can lead to d...
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Diagnosis and Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Its Nutritional and Respiratory Complications in the Elderly
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_82888b94cb0345ceb5dcaf19f2ce0818
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1687-6121
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1687-630X
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10.1155/2011/818979
