Eating Can Be Risky Business for COPD Patients

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 03/26/2009 - 09:40

PITTSBURGH (MedPage Today) -- Poor coordination between swallowing and breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia and exacerbations, researchers warned.


 

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