Open AccessCharacteristics of Chronic Cough in adults in Pakistani population: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Kaleem Ullah Toori,
Asma Chaudhry
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.36.3.1868
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic cough , asthma , epidemiology , interstitial lung disease , cross sectional study , population , pediatrics , lung , pathology , environmental health
Data about causes of chronic cough are lacking in our part of world. The aim of our study was to look for spectrum of causes in our setup and to determine a correlation between causes of cough and baseline factors of age, gender, and BMI and compare it to other populations.