Barbon, Carly E. A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-6870
Steele, Catriona M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (2R01DC011020)
Toronto Rehab, University of Toronto
Article History
Received: 16 February 2018
Accepted: 29 May 2018
First Online: 11 June 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The first author received scholarship funding from the University of Toronto, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Student Scholarship (Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Funds; OSOTF). The second author (CMS) serves on the board of directors for the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative, which established the gravity-flow levels for liquid classification that were used in this study. The second author has also served as an expert panelist and principal investigator for a different study conducted by Nestlé Health Science, the manufacturer of the thickeners used in this study. The second author has also previously received an educational grant from Bracco Canada, the manufacturer of the barium products used in this study. Nestlé Health Science and Bracco Canada were not involved in the research described in this manuscript.
: This study complies with ethical standards. An ethics submission was not required as this project did not involve human or animal subjects.