ArticleCough (London, England)2013
Epidemiology of cough in relation to China.
Article in Cough (London, England), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of chronic cough in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Assessment of Acupoint Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Cough Variant Asthma: A Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
- Duration of treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis: a randomized open label trial.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseTrial
- How to quickly determine whether patients with chronic cough need corticosteroid treatment--construction of a predictive model for corticosteroid-responsive cough in chronic cough.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Analysis of Cough Factors and Quality of Life Score Among Children With Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Classic and Novel Antitussives on Cough Suppression in Guinea Pigs.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Prevalence and burden of chronic cough in China: results from a population-based survey.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers on chronic refractory cough: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Consensus goals and standards for specialist cough clinics: the NEUROCOUGH international Delphi study.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and Tolerability of EctoinJournal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- [History of atopy reduces predictive value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide for eosinophilic airway inflammation in chronic cough].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2022Article
- Non-prescription antibiotic use for cough among Chinese children under 5 years of age: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- WAO-ARIA consensus on chronic cough - Part II: Phenotypes and mechanisms of abnormal cough presentation -The World Allergy Organization journal · 2021Review
- Health seeking behavior and associated factors among individuals with cough in Yiwu, China: a population-based study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The spectrum, clinical features and diagnosis of chronic cough due to rare causes.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Herbal Medicine for Adult Patients with Cough Variant Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- Preface for special series on the Third International Cough Conference.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
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- Methodology for development of the Chinese evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline of the Diagnosis and Management of Cough.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough-Chinese Thoracic Society (CTS) Asthma Consortium.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Review
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Abstract
Cough is one of the most common complaints for which patients seek medical attention. Misdiagnosis and mistreatment of cough exist commonly in China. The prevalence of acute cough caused by upper airway infection fluctuates between 9% and 64% in the community, for chronic cough, the prevalence >10% in most surveys, ranging from 7.2%-33%. The common causes of chronic cough are upper airway cough syndrome (previously called as post nasal drip syndrome [PNDS]), cough variant asthma (CVA), gastroesophageal reflux related cough (GERD) and eosinophilic bronchitis (EB). There is a regional discrepancy regarding the prevalence of common causes of cough and distribution of gender among China, UK, USA, the most common cause of chronic cough in China are CVA, followed by UACS, EB and atopic cough (AC), the male is almost equal to female in numbers in China. The risk factors for cough includes cold air, smoking, environmental pollutants, noxious substances and allergens, and unreasonable diet habits.
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