Objective and perceptual measures of physical health, nutrition and hydration relative to swallowing function in self-reported healthy older adults in a continuing care community
The onset of dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) is associated with increasing age and the diseases that frequently occur with increasing age. Dysphagia increases the risk of dehydration and malnutrition with subsequent declines in body composition, physical health, and quality of life. The purpose of...
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Wichita State University
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5386 |