Specialty Referrals for Cough among Patients with Chronic Cough
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Sensitivity of the cough reflex in patients with chronic cough.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.12.227