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Published in: Dysphagia 1/2009

01-03-2009 | Letter

People with a Learning Disability and Dysphagia: A Cinderella Population?

Authors: Paula Leslie, Hannah Crawford, Heather Wilkinson

Published in: Dysphagia | Issue 1/2009

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Dysphagia has been linked to many medical conditions but most studies are performed on mainstream populations, i.e., not those with dementia or other conditions with intellectual disability (U.S.) or learning disability (UK). Why this is so is perhaps rooted in arcane attitudes about participation in research and informed consent of so-called vulnerable populations, in addition to the usual research challenges that beset us all. This lack of knowledge undermines service planning and health-care provision for a considerable group of people who make up an increasing part of our caseloads. …
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Metadata
Title
People with a Learning Disability and Dysphagia: A Cinderella Population?
Authors
Paula Leslie
Hannah Crawford
Heather Wilkinson
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Dysphagia / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-008-9153-4

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