Respiratory-swallow phase patterns and their relationship to swallowing impairment in patients treated for oropharyngeal cancer.

B Brodsky, Martin; H McFarland, David; S Dozier, Thomas; Blair, Julie; Ayers, Christopher; Michel, Yvonne; Boyd Gillespie, M; A Day, Terry; Martin-Harris, Bonnie

doi:10.1002/hed.21209

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Respiratory-swallow phase patterns and their relationship to swallowing impairment in patients treated for oropharyngeal cancer.

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Authors:

Martin B Brodsky

David H McFarland

Thomas S Dozier

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Unstable respiratory-swallowing coordination has been associated with disorders and disease. The goals of this study were (1) to describe respiratory-swallow patterns in patients with dysphagia consequent to treatments for cancers of the oropharynx and (2) to determine the association be...

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