Methods A literature review of the PubMed database from July 2002 to July 2012 was
performed to identify all articles published on the prevalence of dysphagia. Terms for …

Objective To determine the prevalence of dysphagia, reported etiologies, and impact among
adults in the United States. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis of a national health care …

Background Dysphagia is considered an alarm symptom but detailed population‐based
data on dysphagia are lacking. We aimed to estimate in a representative USA C aucasian …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is prevalent in the elderly and persons with complex
medical conditions, resulting in considerable medical and psychosocial consequences and …

Epidemiology and dysphagia Page 1 Dysphagia 9:209-217 (I994) Dysphagia 9 Spnnger-Verlag
New York Inc, 1994 Epidemiology and Dysphagia Keith V. Kuhlemeier, PhD, MPH Department …

Objectives This review clarifies current information regarding the prevalence of and risk
factors associated with dysphagia (swallowing disorders) in the community dwelling elderly …

Background & Aims Although dysphagia is common, there is limited information about the
prevalence and burden of illness of dysphagia in the United States. We performed a …

Introduction Dysphagia refers either to the difficulty someone may have with the initial
phases of a swallow (usually described as “oropharyngeal dysphagia”) or to the sensation …

Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) refers to any abnormality in the physiology of
swallowing in the upper gastrointestinal tract, which leads to the related clinical …

AIM: To examine the relative prevalence and temporal variation of dysphagia etiologies in
patients undergoing upper endoscopy (EGD) over the past decade. METHODS: EGDs with …