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Development and dissemination of an aspiration risk reduction diet

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Patients with oropharyngeal swallowing disorders secondary to neurologic impairments benefit from diets that minimize the risk of aspiration. An aspiration risk reduction diet was developed from our hospital's regular menu cycle. Examples of the diet's preparation, dissemination, and use in a 600-bed acute medical/surgical teaching hospital are discussed.

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  1. Department 120, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 423 East 23rd Street, 10010, New York, NY, USA

    Jean Curran MS, RD & Michael E. Groher PhD

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Curran, J., Groher, M.E. Development and dissemination of an aspiration risk reduction diet. Dysphagia 5, 6–12 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02407388

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