Does inhaling menthol affect nasal patency or cough?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 532-537

  Kenia, Priti ^a   Houghton, Tom ^b   Beardsmore, Caroline ^c,d  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antitussive agent; Nasal decongestant; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; EUCALYPTUS OIL; MENTHOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPIROMETRY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; CITRIC ACID; COUGH; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTHOL; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 44949163600     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20797     Document Type: Article

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