The cough reflex and the "healthy smoker"

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 660-662

  Lalloo, Umesh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CAPSAICIN; METHACHOLINE; MORPHINE;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RECEPTOR; MUCUS SECRETION; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFLEX;

EID: 0037337529     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.3.660     Document Type: Editorial

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