Pneumonia in stroke patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia: a six-month follow-up study.

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Published in Neurol Sci on July 09, 2008

Authors

Stefano Masiero1, Roberta Pierobon, Chiara Previato, Elisa Gomiero

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. stef.masiero@unipd.it

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