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People with a Learning Disability and Dysphagia: A Cinderella Population?

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  1. Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, 4033 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, 15260, USA

    Paula Leslie

  2. Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust Sniperley House, Earls House, Lanchester Road, Durham, DH1 5RD, UK

    Hannah Crawford

  3. Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, 23 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9NB, UK

    Heather Wilkinson

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Leslie, P., Crawford, H. & Wilkinson, H. People with a Learning Disability and Dysphagia: A Cinderella Population?. Dysphagia 24, 103–104 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-008-9153-4

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