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Susana Vaz Freitas
Researcher at University of Porto
Publications - 30
Citations - 243
Susana Vaz Freitas is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 22 publications receiving 160 citations. Previous affiliations of Susana Vaz Freitas include Fernando Pessoa University.
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Quality of life in patients submitted to total laryngectomy.
Ana Pereira da Silva,Telma Feliciano,Susana Vaz Freitas,Sara Sena Esteves,Cecília Almeida e Sousa +4 more
TL;DR: TL results in a permanent disability with decreased functional capacity and psychological distress, and close monitoring of these patients and investing in speech rehabilitation are essential to preserve their QoL.
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Integrating Voice Evaluation: Correlation Between Acoustic and Audio-Perceptual Measures
TL;DR: Some acoustic measures are pointed as significant predictors of GRBAS parameters, but they differ among software programs, and B (Breathiness) was the parameter exhibiting the highest correlation magnitude.
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Effects of Cd2+ on the calcium metabolism and shell mineralization of bivalve Anodonta cygnea
D. Faubel,Manuel Lopes-Lima,Susana Vaz Freitas,Luís F. Pereira,José Paulo Andrade,Antonio G. Checa,H. Frank,T. Matsuda,Jorge Machado +8 more
TL;DR: The survival of freshwater mussels is affected by cadmium ions because they accumulate in tissues and fluids and displace calcium ions in transport and regulation mechanisms and a specific transport mechanism from the intestinal to the ventricular fluid that may be induced by vitamin D is inferred.
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Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dysphagia in Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2: A Review of the Literature and International Guidelines.
J. Vergara,Stacey A. Skoretz,Stacey A. Skoretz,Stacey A. Skoretz,Martin B. Brodsky,Anna Miles,Susan E. Langmore,Sarah Wallace,Jaishika Seedat,Heather M. Starmer,Lee Bolton,Pere Clavé,Susana Vaz Freitas,Hans Bogaardt,Koichiro Matsuo,Cinthia Madeira de Souza,Lucia Figueiredo Mourão +16 more
TL;DR: To date, there are no scientific papers offering disease and/or recovery profiling for patients with dysphagia and coronavirus disease 2019, and research in this area is urgently needed.
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Audio-perceptual evaluation of Portuguese voice disorders-an inter- and intrajudge reliability study.
TL;DR: The results of an audio-perceptual evaluation carried out by 10 judges, on a database comprising 90 voice recordings plus 10 samples repetition, with the purpose of characterizing the intra- and interrater reliability, reveal that Asthenia and Strain have lower reliability.