Restrict empirical use of opiate antitussives to dry, irritating idiopathic cough [3]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 946-

  Singh, Akashdeep ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE;

BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IRRITATIVE COUGHING; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 36049016225     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.176.9.946     Document Type: Letter

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