Chocolate as a cough suppressant: Rationale and justification for an upcoming clinical trial

Supportive Cancer Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R ^a   Jatoi, Aminah ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitussive agents; Bronchodilation; Chocuhaler; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CODEINE; METHYLXANTHINE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CACAO; CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33947136926     PISSN: 15432912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3816/SCT.2007.n.006     Document Type: Article

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