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Skeletal muscle mass is associated with severe dysphagia in cancer patients

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between skeletal muscle mass, activities of daily living (ADLs) and severe dysphagia in cancer patients. METHODS: A nested case-control study was performed in 111 consecutive cancer patients with dysphagia who were prescribed speech...

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Autores principales: Wakabayashi, Hidetaka, Matsushima, Masato, Uwano, Rimiko, Watanabe, Naoko, Oritsu, Hideyuki, Shimizu, Yoshitaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26673551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12052