Recent advances in respiratory disorders with oropharyngeal dysphagia

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Chairs: T. Similowski (Paris Cedex 13, France), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Aims: Swallowing disorders are common in respiratory diseases and vice versa, but these combined conditions have been largely ignored to date. To address this, the ERS and the ESSD started a collaboration during the ERS Annual Meeting in London in September 2016. This collaboration aims to promote the development of programs for all patients who have both swallowing and respiratory disorders.

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