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Epidemiology of cough in relation to China

Authors: Kefang Lai, Jiayu Pan, Ruchong Chen, Baojuan Liu, Wei Luo, Nanshan Zhong

Published in: Cough | Issue 1/2013

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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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Metadata
Title
Epidemiology of cough in relation to China
Authors
Kefang Lai
Jiayu Pan
Ruchong Chen
Baojuan Liu
Wei Luo
Nanshan Zhong
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cough / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1745-9974
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-9974-9-18

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