JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 455-458 , September 2008

Hard to Swallow: Management of Dysphagia in Nursing Home Residents

  • David R. Thomas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David R. Thomas, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, Saint Louis, MO 63104

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.06.009

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 455-458 , September 2008

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