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Effects of age and radiation treatment on function of extrinsic tongue muscles
BACKGROUND: Radiation treatment for head and neck cancer often results in difficulty swallowing. Muscle weakness and fibrosis have been identified clinically as possible etiologies for swallowing problems following radiation. Aging may compound the effects of radiation on swallowing because radiatio...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4269095/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25472556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0254-y |