Safety of capsaicin cough challenge testing

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 196-202

  Dicpinigaitis, Peter V ^a,b   Alva, Rakesh V ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Capsaicin; Capsicum; Cough; Cough challenge studies; Safety; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CAPSAICIN;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COUGH CHALLENGE TEST; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; THROAT DISEASE; THROAT IRRITATION;

EID: 22244474297     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.1.196     Document Type: Article

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