Worldwide prevalence, risk factors and burden of chronic cough in the general population: a narrative review

CONCLUSIONS: Chronic cough is a common symptom in the general population that can be associated with a deterioration of quality of life and with increased burden. The identification of risk factors and associated co-morbidities will help towards an improved management of this condition. There is an urgent need to apply the standard definition of chronic cough in future research, so that comparisons of the prevalence and other findings across populations can be made.PMID:37197554 | PMC:PMC10183506 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-22-1435
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research