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- Title
Concept and use of the guidelines.
- Abstract
The article discusses the guidelines published by The Japanese Respiratory Society on the cause, diagnosis and treatment of cough. Cough is one of the most frequent complaints for which patients seek medical care throughout the world. The presence of rhonchi or rales on physical examination or abnormal findings on chest X-ray makes the diagnosis of cough relatively easy, but in the absence of these findings, many patients may complain of a cough for several weeks without a diagnosis. Cough is a common symptom, and the true value of these guidelines is that they are intended not only for pulmonary specialists, but also for the many generalist physicians who provide front-line care for most of these patients.
- Publication
Respirology, 2006, Vol 11, pS135
- ISSN
1323-7799
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00920_1.x