Effect of Guaifenesin on Cough Reflex Sensitivity

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2178-2181

  Dicpinigaitis, Peter V ^a,b   Gayle, Yvonne E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Common cold; Cough; Cough reflex; Expectorant; Guaifenesin; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; GUAIFENESIN;

ADULT; ANTITUSSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGH RECEPTOR; COUGH REFLEX SENSITIVITY; COUGHING; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SPUTUM; STIMULUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0345732494     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.6.2178     Document Type: Article

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