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. 2023 May 22;9(3):00739-2022.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00739-2022. eCollection 2023 May.

Epidemiology of unexplained chronic cough in adults: a population-based study

Johnmary T Arinze  1   2 , Tjeerd van der Veer  3 , Daniel Bos  4   5 , Bruno Stricker  4 , Katia M C Verhamme  2 , Guy Brusselle  1   3   4
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Epidemiology of unexplained chronic cough in adults: a population-based study

Johnmary T Arinze et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Unexplained chronic cough accounts for a significant proportion of chronic cough cases in adults, and its persistent phenotype shows female preponderance that is demographically similar to individuals with cough hypersensitivity https://bit.ly/3EwjWVo.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: J.T. Arinze reports grants or contracts from Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) doctoral research grant outside the submitted work. Conflict of interest: G.G. Brusselle reports grants or contracts from a MSD research grant for an investigator-initiated study outside the submitted work. Conflict of interest: The remaining authors have nothing to disclose.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Study flowchart depicting the prevalence and incidence of unexplained chronic cough (UCC). ECC: explained chronic cough.
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