Causes, Assessment and Measurement of Cough in Children

Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 57-73

  Chang, Anne B ^a,b  

^a Royal Children's Hospital Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Asthma; Environmental causes; Psychogenic cough; Specific cough

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144479867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755846.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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