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The tip of the iceberg: never ignore a chronic cough

Kooblall, M
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Lane, SJ
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Moloney, E
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Kooblall, M
 Lane, SJ
 Moloney, E
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2016-01
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RESPIRATORY DISORDER
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Irish Medical Journal
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A chronic cough is defined as a cough lasting longer than 8 weeks. Around 10% of referrals to respiratory outpatient have a chronic cough as the presenting complaint. Coughing is classically described as a protective reflex response to mechanical and chemical airway stimulation and therefore a chronic cough must be adequately investigated. The following case illustrates this.
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