title: The persistently troublesome cough.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA. irwinr@ummhc.org
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Madison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution