Toop L J, Howie J G, Paxton F M
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1986 Feb;36(283):74-7.
Thirty-four children, aged between three and nine years, presenting with nocturnal cough, were studied on successive nights using an automatic voice activated tape recorder system. Children with a family history of atopy coughed significantly more than children without such a family history. A wide variation in cough frequency was found both between and within subjects. No effects of treatment on cough frequency were demonstrated. Some of the physiological and pathological mechanisms underlying night cough are discussed.
对34名年龄在3至9岁、有夜间咳嗽症状的儿童，连续多晚使用自动声控磁带录音机系统进行研究。有特应性家族史的儿童咳嗽明显多于无此类家族史的儿童。在受试者之间和受试者内部，咳嗽频率都存在很大差异。未证明治疗对咳嗽频率有影响。本文讨论了夜间咳嗽的一些生理和病理机制。
