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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793832503321

Autore

Willging Jay Paul

Titolo

Pediatric dysphagia : etiologies, diagnosis, and management / / Jay Paul Willging, Claire Kane Miller, Aliza P. Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-63550-315-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (743 pages)

Disciplina

616.323

Soggetti

Deglutition disorders - Diagnosis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Pediatric Dysphagia: Etiologies, Diagnosis, and Management is a comprehensive professional reference on the topic of pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. Given that these disorders derive from abnormalities in the function and/or structure of the airway and digestive systems, multiple clinical specialists may be involved in the evaluation and management of affected children at any given point in time. This text therefore includes significant contributions from a wide range of experts in pediatric dysphagia, including all members of the Interdisciplinary Feeding Team at Cincinnati Children's Medical Center. These experts present an in-depth description of their roles in the diagnosis and management of dysphagic children, providing the reader with an understanding of why a multidisciplinary model of care is key to the optimization of outcomes"--