Theophylline-improved swallowing reflex in elderly nursing home patients

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Oct;52(10):1787-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52479_10.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Deglutition Disorders / complications
  • Deglutition Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Nursing Homes
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / etiology
  • Theophylline / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Theophylline