Evaluation of the location of capsules swallowed with food during the pharyngeal phase triggering in asymptomatic adults

OBJECTIVE: To assess the location of hard gelatin capsules in the pharyngeal phase triggering among asymptomatic adults. INTRODUCTION: The location of the bolus during the pharyngeal phase triggering provides information about the sensorimotor model of the beginning of deglutition onset. PURPOSE: To...

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Main Authors: Érica Mayumi Takase Uchimura, Irene Harumi Kamata Barcelos, Deborah Brandão de Paiva, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão, Agricio Nubiato Crespo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
Series:CoDAS
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822014000600476&lng=en&tlng=en