Cough Is an Airway Itch?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Gibson, Peter G ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; NEUROKININ A; NEUROPEPTIDE;

BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGHING; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAST CELL; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION;

EID: 1242320992     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2310009     Document Type: Editorial

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