Development of the Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist, a Screening Tool for Nutrition Risk and Swallowing Risk in People with Intellectual Disability.

Stewart, Lyn

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ERIC Number: EJ673037

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Development of the Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist, a Screening Tool for Nutrition Risk and Swallowing Risk in People with Intellectual Disability.

Stewart, Lyn

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, v28 n2 p171-87 Jun 2003

This article discusses nutrition problems in people with intellectual disabilities, the need for nutrition risk screening, and the development of the Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist in New South Wales. The checklist ensures carer involvement in identifying risks and an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and management of nutrition and dysphagia. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Check Lists, Disability Identification, Eating Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Nutrition, Screening Tests, Special Health Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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