The Clinical and Pathophysiological Challenge of Cough

Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-10

  Chung, Kian Fan ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approach; Community; Cough; Pathophysiology; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948739120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755846.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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