Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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To review habit cough and its treatments to raise awareness of this condition as a potential cause of chronic cough. ⋯ It is important to consider habit cough in the differential diagnosis of chronic cough because early diagnosis can help to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures and potential iatrogenic complications.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Feb 2009
Repeated hospital encounters for asthma in children and exposure to traffic-related air pollution near the home.
Aggregate hospital encounters for asthma (admissions or emergency department visits) have been associated with daily regional air pollution. There are fewer data on relationships between repeated hospital encounters and traffic-related air pollution near the home. ⋯ Associations for repeated hospital encounters suggest that locally generated air pollution near the home affects asthma severity in children. Risk may begin during infancy and continue in later childhood, when asthma diagnoses are clearer.