Rescue treatment and prevention of asthma using magnesium throat lozenges: Hypothesis for a mouth-lung biologically closed electric circuit

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1136-1141

  Eby, George A ^a  

^a George Eby Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CATION TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOZENGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MOUTH; PHARYNX; TABLETS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 33748046822     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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