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Prevalence of Swallowing and Eating Difficulties in an Elderly Postoperative Hip Fracture Population—A Multi-Center-Based Pilot Study

Elderly patients operated for hip fracture are characterized by high age and high degree of comorbidity and need of care, factors previously found to be associated with swallowing and eating difficulties. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of swallowing and eating difficulties i...

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Autores principales: Madsen, Gitte, Kristoffersen, Stine M., Westergaard, Mark R., Gjødvad, Vivi, Jessen, Merete M., Melgaard, Dorte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32947876
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030052