American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 318-323 , September 2009

Malingering dysphagia and odynophagia electromyographic assessment

  • Michael Vaiman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 33 Shapira Street, Bat Yam, 59561, Israel. Tel.: +9723 553 6139; fax: +9723 553 6137.
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  • Gal Shoval

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Day Unit, Child and Adolescent Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Haim Gavriel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Received 18 March 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00135-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.07.002

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 318-323 , September 2009

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