Cough is the most common symptom in respiratory specialist clinics of tertiary hospitals and
outpatient clinics of primary health care facilities. In China, patients with chronic cough …

BACKGROUND Cough is the most common symptom for which individuals seek medical
advice 1, 2. An acute cough is often the most prominent symptom of the common cold, which …

Background We performed systematic reviews using the population, intervention,
comparison, outcome (PICO) format to answer the following key clinical question: Are the …

Abbreviations: ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme; ACP American College of Physicians;
A/D antihistamine/decongestant; ATS American Thoracic Society; BPC bronchoprovocation …

The impact of cough on health is substantial. It can (1) be an important defense mechanism
that helps clear excessive secretions and foreign material from the airways;(2) be an …

Cough is one of the most common symptom of many respiratory diseases. The Korean
Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases organized cough guideline committee …

This overview will demonstrate that cough is a common and potentially expensive health-
care problem. Improvement in the quality of care of those with cough has been the focus of …

The present 2019 S2k consensus guideline of the German Respiratory Society was written
for pneumologists–in contrast to the more general predecessor's S3 guidelines from 2004 to …

Background Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been developed to provide health-
care practitioners with the best possible evidence, but the quality of these CPGs varies …

1.1 Background Patients with cough frequently present to clinicians working in both primary
and secondary care. 1, 2 Acute cough, which often follows an upper respiratory tract …