An update on measurement and monitoring of cough: What are the important study endpoints?

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages S728-S734

  Spinou, Arietta ^a   Birring, Surinder S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cough; Cough intensity; Measurement; Monitoring; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY DEVICE; CHRONIC COUGH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGH CHALLENGE TEST; COUGH FREQUENCY MONITOR; COUGH FREQUENCY MONITORING; COUGH INTENSITY; COUGH REFLEX; COUGH REFLEX SENSITIVITY; COUGH SEVERITY DIARY; COUGH SEVERITY SCORE; COUGH SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; COUGHING; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEICESTER COUGH MONITOR; LEICESTER COUGH QUESTIONNAIRE; MICROPHONE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITALOJAK;

EID: 85016227517     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.10.08     Document Type: Review

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