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The Effects of Bolus Consistency in Pharyngeal Transit Duration during Normal Swallowing

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of age, gender and bolus consistency in normal populations using the temporal measurement of Pharyngeal Transit Duration (PTD), which reflects the duration of bolus flow from the ramus of the mandible to the upper esophageal sphincter. METHOD: 40 normal and healthy...

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Autores principales: Im, Ikjae, Kim, Youngsun, Oommen, Elizabeth, Kim, Hyungi, Ko, Myoung Hwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22639746
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2012.36.2.220