Systemic review on highly qualified screening tests for swallowing disorders following stroke: Validity and reliability issues

Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia following stroke enhances the risk of dehydration, malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, persistent disablement, and even death. Screening of dysphagia has been shown to positively change health outcomes. The aim of the present study was to systematically introduce...

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Main Authors: Marziyeh Poorjavad, Shohreh Jalaie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=8;spage=776;epage=785;aulast=Poorjavad