Future directions in chronic cough: Mechanisms and antitussives

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-165

  Chung, K F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antitussives; Capsaicin; Cough; Cough measurement; Cough reflex

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIAMORPHINE; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; TERBUTALINE; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

BREATHING; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COUGHING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; IRRITATIVE COUGHING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BRAIN STEM; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN STEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 35348950045     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972307077894     Document Type: Review

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