Salivation and Saliva Control in Children, More than Just Drooling
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Welcome to our 4th year! I want to thank all those resubscribers for your support and welcome new readers. We have a jam packed issue this quarter with articles by some of the experts in the field!. Joan Sheppard Ph.D. writes about saliva control, Lynn Wolf MOT, OTR and colleague Nan Street PT discuss a personal GI experience, and Betsy Clawson Ph.D. provides an interesting case and explanation of the psychologists role in feeding management. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to contact me with suggestions or comments at [email protected] .
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