Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 648-651 , April 2008

Effect of Nasogastric Tubes on Incidence of Aspiration

Presented in part to the Dysphagia Research Society, October 8−10, 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  • Steven B. Leder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Steven B. Leder, PhD, Dept of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208041, New Haven, CT 06520-8041
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  • Debra M. Suiter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.038

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 4 , Pages 648-651 , April 2008

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