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The Cough from Hell: Diazepam for Intractable Cough in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma  Bassam Estfan, MD, Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin)  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 553-558 (November 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.12.007 Copyright © 2008 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Doses of antitussive medications throughout hospitalization. Benzonatate doses were divided by a factor of 10. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2008 36, 553-558DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.12.007) Copyright © 2008 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions