Logemann's Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Disorders
Description:... "Logemann's Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Disorders, Third Edition, is a text and a clinical reference to provide students with the knowledge base for effective clinical decision making in dysphagia and to stimulate experienced clinicians with new ideas about patient assessment and management. This text is an attempt to review and synthesize the current state of knowledge in dysphagia in relation to both where the profession has been and where it is going and needs to go in the evaluation and treatment of oropharyngeal dysphagic patients. The third edition covers state-of-the-art assessment techniques and up-to-date research regarding normal and compromised swallowing in healthy individuals and individuals with various disorders. Newer therapy techniques and their efficacy are discussed. Additionally, newer types of treatment for head and neck cancer and treatment effects are reviewed, including functional and patient-rated outcomes"--
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