Dysphagia in the elderly: management and nutritional considerations

Dysphagia is a prevalent difficulty among aging adults. Though increasing age facilitates subtle physiologic changes in swallow function, age-related diseases are significant factors in the presence and severity of dysphagia. Among elderly diseases and health complications, stroke and dementia refle...

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Main Authors: Sura, Livia, Madhavan, Aarthi, Carnaby, Giselle, Crary, Michael A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426263/