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Post-Polio Patients Have Swallowing Abnormalities that Increase the Risk of Choking
Wednesday, April 24, 1991
Many post-polio patients have swallowing abnormalities that increase the risk of choking but are unaware of their condition, according to a study directed by a scientist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and published in the April 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.*
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