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Table 3 Rating of swallowing (dys)function, in terms of oral and pharyngeal transport, according to the study specific questionnaire (Additional file 1: question b8-b13)

From: Pretreatment organ function in patients with advanced head and neck cancer: clinical outcome measures and patients' views

N = 55

Not at all

A little

Quite a bit

Very much

Oral transport

    

   Solid food

39

11

4

1

   Soft (pureed) food

50

4

1

-

   Liquids

53

2

-

-

Swallowing

    

   Solid food

27

18

6

4

   Soft (pureed) food

46

8

1

-

   Liquids

48

6

1

-

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