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Cough, a vital reflex. Mechanisms, determinants and measurements

Cough is a natural defense mechanism that protects the respiratory tract from inhaling foreign bodies and by clearing excessive bronchial secretions. As a spontaneous reflex arc, it involves receptors, an afferent pathway, a center processing information, an efferent pathway and effectors. The deter...

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Autores principales: Francesco, Andrani, Marina, Aiello, Giuseppina, Bertorelli, Ernesto, Crisafulli, Alfredo, Chetta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30657115
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i4.6182