The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Assessment and Therapeutic Decision-Making for Post-Total Laryngectomy Dysphagia: Letter to the Editor

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Author
Marzieh Poorjavad
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.48305/jrrs.2026.46631.1156
Abstract
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Keywords
Swallowing disorders
Speech therapy
Total laryngectomy
Subjects
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