Speech and language investigation of the elderly in a home nursing program

Objective: To investigate the number of dysphagic patients attendingthe Center of Interdisciplinary Home Care, to define dysphagia grade andinvestigate the cognitive skills of such patients. Methods: We analyzedthe medical charts of 153 patients in treatment. We assessed the numberof dysphagic patie...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel d’Ávila Freitas, Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro, Toshio Chiba, Letícia Lessa Mansur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2007-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/451-6.9-Einstein_parte-1.pdf