Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applied anatomy and physiology of the normal swallow / Jonathan Cichero -- Swallowing from infancy to old age / Julie Cichero -- Variations of the normal swallow / Julie Cichero and Peter Halley -- Respiration and swallowing / Julie Cichero -- Medical management of patients at risk of aspiration / Rod Brockett -- Saliva management / Hilary Johnson and Amanda Scott -- Clinical assessment, cervical auscultation, and pulse oximetry / Julie Cichero -- Imaging assessments / Julie Cichero and Susan Langmore -- Conditions commonly associated with dysphagia / Julie Cichero -- Developmental disability and swallowing disorders in adults / Justine Sheppard -- Improving swallowing function : compensation / Julie Cichero -- Swallowing rehabilitation / Julie Cichero -- Clinical signs, aetiologies and characteristics of paediatric dysphagia / Angela Morgan and Sheena Reilly -- Assessment techniques for babies, infants and children / Nathalie Rommel -- Management of paediatric feeding problems / Sarah Starr -- Oropharyngeal dysphagia outcome measurement / John Rosenbek and Neila Donovan.