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Cough Reflex Testing in Dysphagia Following Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Significant health issues and service delivery costs are associated with post-stroke pneumonia related to dysphagia. Silent aspiration is known to increase pneumonia and mortality in this population. The utility of cough reflex testing (CRT) for reducing pneumonia in acute stroke patient...

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Autores principales: Miles, Anna, Zeng, Irene S.L., McLauchlan, Helen, Huckabee, Maggie-Lee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23671548
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jocmr1340w