Efficacy and safety of modified sequential three-step empirical therapy for chronic cough

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 830-836

  Qiu, Zhongmin ^a   Wei, Weili ^a   Yu, Li ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Qiu, Zhihong ^a   Wang, Lan ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Liang, Siwei ^a   Lü, Hanjing ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

antihistamine; bronchodilator; chronic cough; corticosteroid; empirical therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASMETON; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPROPHYLLINE; DOMPERIDONE; METHOXYPHENAMINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC COUGH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DYSURIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; DOMPERIDONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSCAPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP STAGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953817546     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01785.x     Document Type: Article

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