Clinical benefit of sequential three-step empirical therapy in the management of chronic cough

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-358

  Yu, Li ^a   Qiu, Zhongmin ^a   Lü, Hanjing ^a   Wei, Weili ^a   Shi, Cuiqin ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antihistamine decongestant; Antireflux treatment; Bronchodilator; Chronic cough; Corticosteroids; Empirical therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ASMETON; BUDESONIDE; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DOMPERIDONE; METHOXYPHENAMINE; NOSCAPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849108424     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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