A prospective longitudinal study of clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, diagnostic spectrum and outcomes of specific therapy in adult patients with chronic cough in a general respiratory clinic

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 799-805

  Ribeiro, M ^a   De Castro Pereira, C A ^a   Nery, L E ^a   Beppu, O S ^a   Silva, C O S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic cough; Chronic upper airway cough syndrome; Cough variant asthma; Diagnosis; Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COUGHING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247141135     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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