Evaluation of dysphagia risk, nutritional status and caloric intake in elderly patients with Alzheimer's

• Main Authors: Vanessa Fernanda Goes (Author), Pâmela Billig Mello-Carpes (Author), Lilian Oliveira de Oliveira (Author), Jaqueline Hack (Author), Marcela Magro (Author), Juliana Sartori Bonini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the risk of dysphagia and its relationship with the stage of Alzheimer's Disease, as well as the relationship between the risk of dysphagia and nutritional status and caloric intake in elderly people with Alzheimer's disease.METHODS: the sample consisted of 30 subjec...