Development of a Portable Non-Invasive Swallowing and Respiration Assessment Device

Dysphagia is a condition that happens when a person cannot smoothly swallow food from the mouth to the stomach. It causes malnourishment in patients, or can even cause death due to aspiration pneumonia. Recently, more and more researchers have focused their attention on the importance of swallowing...

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Main Authors: Wann-Yun Shieh, Chin-Man Wang, Chia-Shuo Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/6/12428