title: Significance of chronic cough as a defence mechanism or a symptom in elderly patients with aspiration and aspiration pneumonia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
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authors.lastname: Ouchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index