## Background: The relationship between subjective complaints of dysphagia and objective measures of swallow function in patients with cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, or larynx, treated with radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy has not been well documented in the literature. ## Methods: Swallowing
Changes in Swallowing Physiology and Patient Perception of Swallowing Function Following Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer
โ Scribed by Rogus-Pulia, Nicole M.; Pierce, Margaret C.; Mittal, Bharat B.; Zecker, Steven G.; Logemann, Jeri A.
- Book ID
- 121576709
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 355 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-051X
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