JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 9 , Pages 545-549 , November 2006

Nutrition, Hydration, and Dysphagia in Long-Term Care: Differing Opinions on the Effects of Aspiration

  • Pamela A. Smith, PhD, CCC/SLP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Pamela A. Smith, PhD, CCC/SLP, Bloomsburg University, 223 Centennial Hall, Bloomsburg, PA 17815.

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PII: S1525-8610(06)00178-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.03.008

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 9 , Pages 545-549 , November 2006

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