Before we get started: What is a cough?

Lung

Volumn 186, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Fontana, Giovanni A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cough; Expiration reflex

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COUGHING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COUGH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXHALATION; HUMANS; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 40149086075     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-007-9036-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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