Increased capsaicin cough sensitivity in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1012-1017

  Ternesten Hasséus, Ewa ^a   Bende, Mats ^b   Millqvist, Eva ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; DYE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PAINT; PERFUME; SOLVENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CULLEN;

EID: 0036845308     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200211000-00006     Document Type: Article

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