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. 1989;4(1):39-42.
doi: 10.1007/BF02407401.

Using the Fleming index of dysphagia to establish prevalence

K A Layne, D S Losinski, P M Zenner, J A Ament

Using the Fleming index of dysphagia to establish prevalence

K A Layne et al. Dysphagia. 1989.

Abstract

The Fleming index of dysphagia was used to determine the prevalence of dysphagia in patients in a long-term, neuropsychiatric medical center. Prevalence varied by section, with the ventilator-dependent patients having the highest rate and the chemical-dependent patients having the lowest. The Fleming index appears to be a quick and useful instrument to identify patients who are at risk of dysphagic complications, but further reliability and validity studies are needed to demonstrate its utility.

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