Title |
The development of chronic cough in children following presentation to a tertiary paediatric emergency department with acute respiratory illness: study protocol for a prospective cohort study
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Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-13-125 |
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Authors |
Benjamin J Drescher, Anne B Chang, Natalie Phillips, Jason Acworth, Julie Marchant, Theo P Sloots, Michael David, Kerry-Ann F O’Grady |
Abstract |
Acute respiratory illness, a leading cause of cough in children, accounts for a substantial proportion of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. In some children acute cough progresses to chronic cough (>4 weeks duration), impacting on morbidity and decreasing quality of life. Despite the importance of chronic cough as a cause of substantial childhood morbidity and associated economic, family and social costs, data on the prevalence, predictors, aetiology and natural history of the symptom are scarce. This study aims to comprehensively describe the epidemiology, aetiology and outcomes of cough during and after acute respiratory illness in children presenting to a tertiary paediatric emergency department. |
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