Night cough counts and diary card scores in asthma.
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چکیده
A tape recording system for recording night cough in asthmatics at home is described. Objective cough counts and half hour periods containing cough did not correlate with diary card scores awarded to eight children on seven nights each. Night cough diary scores may mislead in the assessment of symptom severity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 60 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985