The importance of dysphagia screening and nutritional assessment in hospitalized patients

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine frequency of dysphagia risk and associated factors in hospitalized patients as well as to evaluate nutritional status by using different methods and correlate the status with scores of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study i...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Amaro Andrade, Carolina Araújo dos Santos, Heloísa Helena Firmino, Carla de Oliveira Barbosa Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082018000200201&lng=en&tlng=en