Dysphagia in Elderly Women: Consider Tetanus
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Dysphagia in the elderly.
Elderly patients are inherently predisposed to dysphagia predominately because of comorbid health conditions. With the aging of the population in the United States, along with the increased prevalence of obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease, healthcare providers will increasingly encounter older patients with either oropharyngeal or esophageal disease and complaints of dysphagia. Useful ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0300-8126,1439-0973
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-006-4151-7