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Comment on recent narrative review for ageing population focused on dysphagia and geriatric nutritional needs

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 79, pages 379–380 (2025)Cite this article

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TO THE EDITOR:

I read with real interest recent published paper by Cava E et al. [1] in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Authors make a very clear and uptodated revision about dysphagia in the elderly.

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Pedrolli, C. Comment on recent narrative review for ageing population focused on dysphagia and geriatric nutritional needs. Eur J Clin Nutr 79, 379–380 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-024-01560-3

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