Upper airway reactivity and upper respiratory tract infection: Effect of nebulized lidocaine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 857-860

  Hall, A P ^a   Fox, A J ^a   Raphael, J H ^a   Nandwani, N ^a   Smith, G ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway, infections; Airway, reflexes; Anaesthetics local, lidocaine; Infection, viral

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEBULIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032986033     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.6.857     Document Type: Article

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