Sex-related differences in cough reflex sensitivity in patients with chronic cough

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 961-964

  Kastelik, Jack A ^a   Thompson, Rachel H ^a   Aziz, Imran ^a   Ojoo, Josephine C ^a   Redington, Anthony E ^a   Morice, Alyn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Citric acid; Cough; Sex

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CITRIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COUGH REFLEX; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CAPSAICIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITRIC ACID; COUGH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036799708     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2109061     Document Type: Article

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