Respiratory kinematic and airflow differences between reflex and voluntary cough in healthy young adults

Background: Cough is a defensive behavior that can be initiated in response to a stimulus in the airway (reflexively), or on command (voluntarily). There is evidence to suggest that physiological differences exist between reflex and voluntary cough; however, the output (mechanistic and airflow) dif...

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Main Authors: Alexandra E. Brandimore, Michelle S. Troche, Jessica E. Huber, Karen eWheeler-Hegland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00284/full