What is it about?
Previous studies have shown conflicting findings regarding the association between dysphagia and its potential risk factors, including age, malnutrition, oral conditions, lifestyle and medical history. This article was to explore these problems for community-dwelling people.
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Why is it important?
By using multiple analysis, factors such as oral dryness and number of teeth may contribute to dysphagia more so than aging, lifestyle and comorbidity in community-dwelling adults over the age of 50.
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This page is a summary of: Oral conditions and dysphagia in Japanese, community-dwelling middle- and older- aged adults, independent in daily living, Clinical Interventions in Aging, March 2017, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/cia.s132637.
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