DYSPHAGIA WEB LINKS
Dysphagia: an international
multidisciplinary journal devoted to swallowing and its disorders. Table of
contents are available online as well as abstracts to all articles from 1997 to
present.
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00455/tocs.html
Dysphagia
Resource Center: resources for swallowing and swallowing disorders. Organized information on
dysphagia, including anatomy and physiology, case studies, conference
announcements, organizations and foundations, research information and funding,
tutorials and articles, and vendor list.
Dysphagia:
swallowing problems. Defines dysphagia, explains the swallowing process, symptoms of
dysphagia, who is most at risk, who diagnosis and treats dysphagia written by a
student at Marshall University.
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~neighba1/dysphagia.htmlx
“Evaluating
Dysphagia”,
an article by Michael R. Spieker, Capt., MC, USN published in the American
Family Physician, June 15, 2000. Describes dysphagia, epidemiology, anatomy
and physiology, history, physical examination and laboratory evaluation of
dysphagia.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000615/3639.html
Dysphagia
Online was created to provide
patients and professionals who have an interest in dysphagia with
'one-stop-shop' access to patient, professional and product information on
dysphagia. Although hosted and developed by a pharmaceutical company, this site
contains useful information.
http://www.dysphagiaonline.com/
Medline
Plus search
on dysphagia includes overviews, clinical trials, information on diagnosis and
symptoms, specific conditions, organizations and information in Spanish.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dysphagia.html
Dysphagia, a website hosted by National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders includes
information on the swallowing process, causes of dysphagia, research, where to get
help and organizations to contact for further information.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/pubs_vsl/dysph.htm
Disability
Resources Monthly’s dysphagia web page organizes links to discussion groups on dysphagia,
overviews and fact sheets from various sources.
http://www.disabilityresources.org/DYSPHAGIA.html
The
Mayo Clinic dysphagia page covers the mechanics of swallowing, related
conditions, symptoms, tests and treatments.
http://www.mayohealth.org/home?id=HQ00590
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