## Background: Current research demonstrates that swallow function is impaired after treatment with organ-sparing chemoradiotherapy. few studies, however, have related observed swallowing disorders with the patient's oral intake and diet in a large cohort of patients. ## Methods: Swallowing funct
Relationship Between Manometric and Videofluoroscopic Measures of Swallow Function in Healthy Adults and Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer with Various Modalities
โ Scribed by Barbara Roa Pauloski; Alfred W. Rademaker; Cathy Lazarus; Guy Boeckxstaens; Peter J. Kahrilas; Jerilyn A. Logemann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-051X
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