Chronic Cough, Reflux, Postnasal Drip Syndrome, and the Otolaryngologist
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Chronic Cough, Reflux, Postnasal Drip Syndrome, and the Otolaryngologist
Objectives. Chronic cough is a multifactorial symptom that requires multidisciplinary approach. Over the last years, general practitioners refer increasingly more chronic cough patients directly to the otolaryngologist. The aim of this paper is to highlight the issues in diagnosis and management of chronic cough patients from the otolaryngologist perspective. Design. Literature review. Results....
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Otolaryngology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9201,1687-921X
DOI: 10.1155/2012/564852