Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Questionnaire for the Assessment of Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis
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Elif Gökçe TENEKECİ1, Belgüzar KARA2, Ahmet ÇETİZ3, Şeref DEMİRKAYA3, Numan DEMİR4, Cengizhan AÇIKEL5 1Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey 2Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Yüksek İhtisas University School of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey 3Department of Neurology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey 4Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University School of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey 5Department of Public Health, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey Research Article
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