Dysphagia risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2]

Dysphagia risk factors

The risk factors for dysphagia are classified as follows:

• Aging
• Dementia
• Stroke