A framework for understanding shared substrates of airway protection
Deficits of airway protection can have deleterious effects to health and quality of life. Effective airway protection requires a continuum of behaviors including swallowing and cough. Swallowing prevents material from entering the airway and coughing ejects endogenous material from the airway. There...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2014-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Oral Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000400251&lng=en&tlng=en |