Prevalence, pathogenesis, and causes of chronic cough

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9621, 2008, Pages 1364-1374

  Chung, Kian Fan ^a,b   Pavord, Ian D ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ASTHMA; BRAIN STEM; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COUGHING; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EOSINOPHILIC BRONCHITIS; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGENESIS; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; SPINE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 42149152061     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60595-4     Document Type: Review

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