title: Dysphagia: prevalence, management and the community nurse.
abstract: Swallowing problems are common and may occur in non neurological conditions. Swallowing problems are often insidious and ignored in older people; dysphagia should be recognized as a geriatric syndrome. It is important to identify this to ensure appropriate intervention and management is put into place. A Community Nurse is ideally placed to do this.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smithard
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence