Swallowing in Patients with Mental Disability - Analysis of 189 Swallowing Video Endoscopies

Abstract Introduction Feeding, swallowing and breathing are fundamental activities for the survival and well-being of humans; these functions are performed by the most complex neuromuscular unit of the human body, which, when altered, may raise morbidity and mortality rates....

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Main Authors: Sulene Pirana, Marcela Oliveira, Fabiana Pissini, Raíssa Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1660775