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Review
. 2007 Jan;92(1):82-3.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.104430.

A paper that changed my practice: S McKenzie. Cough but is it asthma? Arch Dis Child 1994;70:1-2

D Spencer  1
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A paper that changed my practice: S McKenzie. Cough but is it asthma? Arch Dis Child 1994;70:1-2

D Spencer. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Most doctors can identify key papers that have influenced their approach to the management of a particular clinical problem, although sometimes the gestation period of this effect can be very prolonged. In this short review I discuss the effects of a seminal paper by Sheila Mackenzie from the early 1990s on my current approach to the diagnosis and management of chronic cough in children.

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Comment on

  • Cough--but is it asthma?
    Upton C. Upton C. Arch Dis Child. 1994 May;70(5):450. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.5.450. Arch Dis Child. 1994. PMID: 8017973 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Cough--but is it asthma?
    Lewis HM. Lewis HM. Arch Dis Child. 1994 Jun;70(6):554. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.6.554. Arch Dis Child. 1994. PMID: 8080586 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Cough--but is it asthma?
    McKenzie S. McKenzie S. Arch Dis Child. 1994 Jan;70(1):1-2. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.1.1. Arch Dis Child. 1994. PMID: 8109998 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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