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A novel reflex cough testing device

BACKGROUND: The reflex cough test is useful for detecting silent aspiration, a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia. However, assessing the risk of aspiration pneumonia requires measuring not only the cough reflex but also cough strength. Currently, no reflex cough testing device is available that c...

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Autores principales: Fujiwara, Kazunori, Kawamoto, Katsuyuki, Shimizu, Yoko, Fukuhara, Takahiro, Koyama, Satoshi, Kataoka, Hideyuki, Kitano, Hiroya, Takeuchi, Hiromi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5242037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28100202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0365-y