Repeatability of cough-related variables during fog challenges at threshold and suprathreshold stimulus intensity in humans

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1447-1450

  Fontana, G A ^a   Pantaleo, T ^b   Lavorini, F ^a   Maluccio, N M ^a   Mutolo, D ^b   Pistolesi, M ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Clinica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway reflexes; Cough; Ultrasonically nebulized distilled water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; FOG; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGED; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; WATER; WEATHER;

EID: 0032793159     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13f34.x     Document Type: Article

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