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Texture-modified food and fluids in dementia and residential aged care facilities

INTRODUCTION: Dysphagia is common in people living with dementia and associated with increased risk of aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, malnutrition, and death. Treatment options are limited and the use of texture-modified food and fluids (TMF) is a widespread clinical practice. This review aimed...

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Autores principales: Painter, Virginia, Le Couteur, David G, Waite, Louise M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5546786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28814845
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S140581

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