1. Editorial

   • Michael R. Groher
   • Robert M. Miller

   EditorialNotes Pages: 57 - 57

2. Aging and the esophagus: Common pathologic conditions and their effect upon swallowing in the geriatric population

   • Gulchin A. Ergun
   • Paul F. Miskovitz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 58 - 63

3. Utilization of Nasogastric feeding tubes in a group of chronically Ill, Elderly patients in a community hospital

   • Timothy E. Quill

   OriginalPaper Pages: 64 - 70

4. Understanding the benefits and burdens of tube feedings

   • Bernard Lo
   • Laurie Dornbrand

   Editorial Pages: 71 - 72

5. Meeting the oral health needs of institutionalized elderly

   • Kathy Udell Martin
   • Joel O'Hara Martin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 80

6. Nutritional considerations for the pureed diet texture in dysphagic elderly

   • Denise L. Hotaling

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 85

7. Can protein-calorie malnutrition cause dysphagia?

   • Megan S. Veldee
   • Lana D. Peth

   OriginalPaper Pages: 86 - 101

8. Ethical dilemmas in dysphagia management and the right to a natural death

   • Anita Serradura-Russell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 102 - 105

9. Dysphagi in Huntington's disease: A 16-year retrospective

   • Marion C. Kagel
   • Norman A. Leopold

   OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 114

10. Meeting announcement

    Announcement Pages: 115 - 115